According to reuters, The Kremlin dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning to Syria not to launch an offensive in the rebel-held enclave of Idlib, saying on Tuesday the area was a “nest of terrorists”. Trump on Monday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Iran and Russia not to “recklessly attack” the area, saying hundreds of thousands of people could be killed. Russia resumed air strikes against insurgents in Idlib province on Tuesday. A source has told Reuters that Assad is preparing a phased offensive to regain the province.