Uneasy lull in Idlib
Since Friday morning 6 March, a tentative ceasefire has been in place in Idlib. Russian president Putin and Turkeyâs president ErdoÄan came to this agreement at their meeting in Moscow on Thursday 5th. The deal makes provisions for a security corridor covering the area around the M4 motorway which goes through Idlib from Aleppo to Latakia, and Russia-Turkey patrols starting in mid-March. It did not secure any withdrawals by Assad from any of his recent gains in Idlib province, or a safe zone for the million people who have been displaced by the latest round of fighting. Despite being a member...