Syria to start Idlib cease-fire

Saturday, August 31, 2019

BEIRUT -- Syrian government forces will soon begin a unilateral cease-fire in northwestern Idlib province, Russia's military said Friday, as hundreds of protesters were met with tear gas marching toward a border crossing with Turkey demanding Ankara either open the border for refugees or work on stopping the Syrian army's advance.

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