Airstrikes halt in Syria’s Idlib as truce goes into effect

BEIRUT (AP) — Opposition activists say airstrikes have stopped in northwestern Syria after a truce went into effect there, seeking to reduce violence in the wake of a three-month government offensive.
Syrian state media quoted an unnamed military official as saying the conditional cease-fire went into effect at midnight Thursday.
The reports say the rebels will have to retreat 20 kilometers, or 12.5 miles, from demilitarized areas around the stronghold agreed to in a cease-fire deal reache