UN Security Council to meet Friday on Syria's Idlib

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Displaced Syrians sit in a field near a camp for displaced people in the village of Atme, in the rebel-held northern Idlib province on May 8, 2019. (AFP)

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will meet Friday to discuss the escalation of fighting in Syria's northwestern region of Idlib, where hospitals and schools have been hit by strikes, diplomats said.
Belgium, Germany and Kuwait requested the meeting that will be held behind closed doors at 10 am (1400 GMT) on Friday, they said.

Topics: UN Security Council Syria Idlib