Photo Gallery A Peaceful Future for Idlib?
Until recently, it looked as though Syria's Idlib province was going to be the site of a bloody offensive. But it was called off in mid-September. Residents of the province are yearning to return to normal life. Here, a child greets a Turkish military truck near the Syrian border.
An armed man riding his motorcycle through the center of Idlib. The current peace is welcome but fragile.
Fighters with the Free Syrian Army in Idlib. It had been seen as inevitable that the offensive on the province would be a bloodbath. But Turkey and Russia reached an agreement to ward off the violence.
A family fleeing the countryside of Idlib on September 11 out of fear of the oncoming onslaught. Just days later, though, it was called off. For now.
Russia has thrown its support behind the government of Bashar Assad, who rules Syria with an iron fist.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after their mid-September meeting in Sochi.
