The Syrian regime and Russia have upped their bombardment of the region since late April, killing more than 400 civilians so far.

Syria - The regime's bombardment of areas in Hama and Idlib has been met by international criticism as it could threaten the region with a new humanitarian crisis.

Syria's northwestern Idlib province has been under ferocious attack from regime and Russian aircraft, which has resulted in the unfolding of a grave humanitarian crisis.

Aerial bombardments by the Syrian regime hitting sites in Idlib and Hama continue to force local residents out of their homes in search of refuge.

Activists in Syria say that the Regime's latest bombardment of Idlib and Hama has caused the death of dozens of citizens and the displacement of over 186,000 people from their homes.

The Syrian regime has imposed taxes of foods going in and out of the Idlib region, creating economic pressure for local residents.

According to the office of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, Russia, Turkey, and Iran failed to make any tangible progress in setting up the constitutional committee in the latest round of the Astana Talks in Kazakhstan.

On Wednesday, representatives of Iran, Russia, and Turkey met in Astana to discuss the crumbling Idlib truce after clashes erupted between government and rebel forces. The Kazakh hosts made no mention of the formation of the drafting committee for the Syrian constitution at the two-day talks.

Despite sporadic fighting, a crossing between forces of the Syrian regime and its opposition has reopened in Morek, near Idlib. Civilians have been allowed to use the crossing for the first time in three months.

In the last rebel-held province of Idlib, the extremist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have taken advantage of the withdrawal of many National Liberation Front (NLF) affiliated groups to establish itself within the Demilitirisation Zone (DMZ).

Clashes between the rebel groups, HTS and NLF, renewed in the Aleppo countryside. The clashes, which allegedly started after the HTS attempted to open a base in the NLF-held Kafr Hamra, have since spread to other areas.

Without a long-term political solution to the Syrian conflict, the fate of the last rebel-held province of Idlib will likely be determined militarily.

‘No heavy weapons were seen in the Syria buffer zone,’ said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.Despite the relatively speedy implementation of the accord’s first deadline, observers say a thornier task lies ahead.

Turkish-backed faction Faylaq al-Sham al-Islami has begun pulling out of areas in Aleppo province after Moscow and Ankara agreed a deal to avert a full-scale regime offensive in nearby Idlib. The deal also included the setting up of a large demilitarised zone in northern Syria.

Nearly 3 million civilians living in the last rebel-held province, Idlib, cautiously welcome the creation of a 'demilitarised' zone after Russia and Turkey's deal. However, the residents express concern over Assad's commitment.

Announcement of an agreement between Russia and Turkey to create a demilitarised buffer zone in the last rebel-held province of Idlib has prompted thousands of displaced Syrians to head back to their homes.