A major Syrian offensive is underway in that country’s Idlib province after the Russian, Iranian and Turkish presidents failed to agree to a ceasefire.

Idlib is the last rebel-held territory in Syria. Its recapture by the government is seen by observers as the last stand in a brutal civil war that has gripped Syria for more than seven years.

For more on the situation in Idlib, CGTN’s Alaa Ebrahim has this report.

Follow Alaa Ebrahim on Twitter @Alaa_Ebrahim_tv

To discuss all of this:

• Ammar Waqqaf is the founder and director of Gnosos, an organization that consults on Syria and the Middle East.
• Rasha Elass is a Syrian-American journalist.
• Alexey Khlebnikov is a Middle East expert with the Russian International Affairs Council.
• Michael O’Hanlon is a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution

For more:

More than 30,000 displaced in Syria's Idlib in latest offensive: UNhttps://t.co/6t9zzinohT

— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) September 10, 2018

Syria's Assad has approved use of chlorine gas in Idlib: report https://t.co/bGE9WYI8Tt pic.twitter.com/pc32qfZXaj

— The Hill (@thehill) September 10, 2018

Trump adviser warns of tougher response if Syria uses chemical weapons again https://t.co/NSY68lSoOt

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 10, 2018