London, Dhu-AlHijjah 18, 1439, August 29, 2018, SPA -- UK ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce, appealed to Russia at a meeting to discuss the humanitarian situation in Syria to use its influence to persuade the Assad regime authorities not to attack its people or use banned chemical weapons. "There are three million civilians at risk in the Syrian city of Idlib, while the Syrian regime is escalating its military operations against them," Pierce said in a statement released by the British Foreign Office, adding that the United Kingdom holds military leaders in Syria responsible for attacks on civilians. --SAP 17:14 LOCAL TIME 14:14 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w741225