Russia and Turkey agree on ceasefire in Syria's northwestern region.
As the fighting intensified between the Assad administration and Turkey in support of the rebels in Syria, a summit between Russia and Turkey, behind the Assad administration, was agreed, and a ceasefire was agreed. However, there remains a fire that could reignite the battle, and twists and turns are expected before the situation stabilizes.
In Idlib, a civil war in northwestern Syria, fighting between the Assad regime's forces and troops stationed in neighboring Turkey to support rebels has intensified since last week, leaving nearly one million residents displaced. The humanitarian crisis is deepening.
In this situation, Russia's President Putin and Turkey's Erdogan, who are behind the Assad administration, met on May 5 in Moscow, and agreed to a ceasefire shortly after midnight on the 6th.
A buffer zone will be set up along the east-west highway in central Idlib province, and Russia and Turkey will jointly patroll from 15th of this month.
Although some of the highways have already been ruled by the Assad administration, it is likely that both countries have positioned the highway as a de facto cease-fire line, but it is unclear if the Assad administration will abandon the entire Idolib province.
Also, among the rebels remaining in Idlib province, there are radical groups designated as terrorist organizations by the United Nations and others, so the Assad administration and Russia will continue fighting with such groups .
Although a ceasefire was agreed on in this way, the fire that could reignite the battle remains, and twists and turns are expected before the situation stabilizes.