LONDON - British foreign minister Dominic Raab criticized Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for resuming military operations in a Russian-led campaign in northwest Syria, describing the situation there as 'appalling.' 'Appalled by situation in Idlib and how Assad backed by Russia revoked a 'conditional' ceasefire just days after announcing it - a repeated pattern of behavior,' Raab said on Twitter. 'Attacks on civilian targets are a violation of international humanitarian law – this must stop.'