US must help negotiate peace in Syria or killing will escalate

The withdrawal of American troops late last year was premature, with fighting intensifying in Idlib province, say Charles A Kupchan and Sinan Ülgen

US must help negotiate peace in Syria or killing will escalate

The withdrawal of American troops late last year was premature, with fighting intensifying in Idlib province, say Charles A Kupchan and Sinan Ülgen

While the world frets about a possible conflict between the United States and Iran, the bloodshed in Syria is escalating. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has intensified its onslaught against the remaining opposition stronghold in Idlib province, which is home to 3m people. To avoid a new humanitarian nightmare and another mass exodus of refugees, the US must renew its peacemaking efforts.

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