Deal for Idlib de-militarised zone

Fighters with the Free Syrian army leave a cave where they live, in the outskirts of the northern town of Jisr al-Shughur, Syria, west of Idlib. Source: Ugur Can/DHA via AP

A full-blown assault on the rebel stronghold of Idlib has been avoided: a Turkey-Russia deal has declared a de-militarised zone around Idlib, saying the agreement stemmed more bloodshed.

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