Russian, Turkish rulers truce in Idlib, Syria, holds – for now
Vol. 82/No. 37 - October 8, 2018![Above, Russian air force bombing of a hospital in Idlib, Syria, during airstrike in June. Inset, rescue workers dig through rubble after the bombing. Thousands of Syrian refugees have been forced to Idlib, only to come under assault once again.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/russian1-37-300x177.jpg)
The capitalist rulers in Russia and Turkey signed a new “demilitarized zone” agreement Sept. 17, halting, for now, the bombardment against rebel forces and civilians in Idlib province in Syria. Government troops and Tehran-backed militia had been poised for a…