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The bloc has ordered non-essential staff to leave Addis Ababa, where it has diplomatic missions to both Ethiopia and the African Union.

Are surgical targeting a group affiliated with al qaeda. fred pleitgen is live in flor a damascus with more. >> reporter: good morning, dave. so much happening over the weekend. as pertaining to the possible offensive in idlib and the complex of offenses here. the president warning the russians and syrian government that if chemicals weapons are used on their part, the u.s. would retaliate. the russians are coming out and saying rebels are planting false flag rebel attacks to draw the u.s. in the conflict again. as far as the air strikes are concerned, it is remarkable. on friday, we covered t...

They are ill or injured, are often afraid to go these hospitals because the hospitals are considered targets of artillery fire, of barrel bombs, and so you have this tragedy compounded by the fact that there is only less than three dozen doctors, 31 doctors that remain in east aleppo, three pediatricians, you know, a handful of surgeons, and they don't have a place to work, they're running out of supplies. one thing that is important to note, as well, is there are atrocities being committed by both sides. that figure of more than a thousand killed in the last two months also includes civilians...

Chemical weapons. but beyond that what is -- >> i'm not sure there is a moment of truth. but i think he very much fears this attack. >> so my question is -- >> he believes it could tip the balance. someone suggested that an intensive series of air strikes could do more to degrade -- the john kerry term -- than two and a half years of rebel attacks. >> but does the u.s. want to tip the balance? >> they don't want to tip the balance. they are unsure about what -- >> who would replace. >> so in a sense isn't a u.s. intervention an attempt to send a message on chemical weapons. but they don't want...

But i think he very much fears this attack. >> so my question is -- >> he believes it could tip the balance. someone suggested that an intensive series of air strikes could do more to degrade -- the john kerry term -- than two and a half years of rebel attacks. >> but does the u.s. want to tip the balance? >> they don't want to tip the balance. they are unsure about what -- >> who would replace. >> so in a sense isn't a u.s. intervention an attempt to send a message on chemical weapons. but they don't want to change the -- they want to keep this going. >> currently this is not about -- >> i do...