How Russia and Turkey struck a deal to avoid imminent bloodshed in Idlib

PBS NewsHour  |  Sep 18, 2018

 

 

Russia and Turkey agreed Monday to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib province between the Syrian opposition and areas under the Assad's regime control. The agreement seems to save the region from a military assault and averts what was expected to be a humanitarian disaster. Nick Schifrin reports.