Anti-government fighters in northwest Syria launch their biggest offensive in years.

The fighting is the most intense since the height of the war almost a decade ago.

So why has the violence flared up again, and why now?

Could it escalate?

Presenter:

Bernard Smith

Guests:

Qutaiba Idlbi – Senior policy adviser at the American Coalition for Syria

Omer Ozkizilcik – Director of Turkish studies at the Omran Diraset research organisation

Caroline Rose – Director at the New Lines Institute, a non-partisan think tank in Washington, DC