{"id":69175,"date":"2018-09-13T00:17:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T00:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/13\/us-warns-moscow-over-looming-attack-in-syrian-city-of-idlib\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:00:40","slug":"us-warns-moscow-over-looming-attack-in-syrian-city-of-idlib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/13\/us-warns-moscow-over-looming-attack-in-syrian-city-of-idlib\/","title":{"rendered":"US warns Moscow over looming attack in Syrian city of Idlib"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pentagon says Russia will bear responsibility for the resulting humanitarian crisis in Syria if the Moscow-backed Syrian military attacks the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/05\/russia-launches-airstrikes-in-syrias-rebel-held-idlib\/\" target=_blank>northern city of Idlib<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Pahon, a Pentagon spokesman, says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/07\/us-plays-down-talk-of-imminent-pullout-of-forces-from-syria\/\" target=_blank>the U.S. and its allies<\/a> are concerned about the deadly consequences if Syrian President Bashar Assad, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/09\/07\/marines-conduct-show-of-force-exercise-amid-russian-warnings-in-syria\/\" target=_blank>support from Russia<\/a> and Iran, launches an offensive against Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold in Syria. Government forces have been massing troops near the city, and Russia and Syria have launched airstrikes on Idlib for weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/08\/pentagon-white-house-consider-military-strike-options-on-syria\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f15-syria.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon, White House consider military strike options on Syria<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon is preparing military options for President Donald Trump to respond if the Syrian government carries through its threat to use chemical weapons against Idlib.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pahon says the U.S. questions the continued presence of more than a dozen Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. 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