Russia says no Syria assault as Putin, Erdogan agree Idlib plan

Moscow said Monday there would be no assault on Syria's Idlib as the leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed to create a demilitarised zone around the Syrian rebel-held province.Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- who are on opposite sides in the deadly seven-year conflict in Syria -- met for over four hours in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi to decide the fate of Idlib, home to three million people.