Russia-Turkey deal may delay, but not prevent, a battle for Syria`s Idlib province
(WorldNews Turkey)

BEIRUT - Conflicting interpretations of a new Russian-Turkish deal on Syria emerged Tuesday, casting into doubt whether it will work long term in preventing a potentially devastating war for control of the Syrian province of Idlib. The deal announced Monday has been broadly welcomed as an opportunity to forestall the full-scale Syrian government offensive against Idlib that has been widely feared, thereby averting the humanitarian catastrophe it was expected to trigger. Under the broad terms of the agreement outlined by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia and Turkey will jointly oversee the creation of a 15-kilometer (9-mile)...