Thu 9 May 2019:
Germany, Belgium and Kuwait have called for an urgent session of the UN Security Council on Syria as concerns grow over intense airstrikes targeting moderate opposition-held areas.
Last week, Assad regime forces and their Russian allies started a heavy air campaign against a major rebel stronghold in the countryside of Hama and Idlib in north-western Syria.
The three countries calling for the meeting are jointly responsible for humanitarian issues in Syria on the 15-member council.
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