Syrian rebels see jihadists leaving Idlib demilitarized zone
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Syrian mainstream rebel groups said on Thursday they have growing confidence that their jihadist rivals will comply with a requirement to leave a demilitarized buffer zone set up by Turkey and Russia under a deal that averted a Russian-backed Syrian army offensive.
Earlier this month, Turkey and Russia reached an agreement to enforce a new demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib region from which according to the rebels will be required to withdraw by the middle of next month.
A senior Syrian opposition official said the most powerful jihadist group in the Northwest, Tahrir al-Sham, spearheaded by al Qaeda's former Syrian offshoot, had sent secret feelers to the Turkish army though third parties in the last few days signaling they would comply.
