Putin and Erdogan agree on a ceasefire in Idlib, Syria (Updated)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had agreed a deal with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at talks in Moscow that he hoped would lead to a halt of military action in Syria’s Idlib province.

Idlib, the last rebel stronghold in Syria, has witnessed increased violence and bloodshed since last December, the start of a Russia-backed Syrian offensive to regain control over the region which resulted in Turkey sending thousands of troops into the province to repel the Syrian army.

“At 00.01 tonight, as in, from midnight, the ceasefire will be put in place,” Erdogan told reporters in Moscow.

via Al Jazeera