Syrians gather amidst the rubble following regime airstrikes on a market in the town of Binnish in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on January 11, 2020. (AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR)
MOSCOW: The ministry said it had received many requests from Syrian civilians in Idlib in areas controlled by armed groups to return to their homes in territory controlled by Syrian government forces.
The Russian military warned armed groups to allow people to leave Idlib if they wanted to.
Russia and its allies halted air strikes in Idlib on Sunday as a ceasefire agreed with Turkey came into force, residents, rebels and respondents said, although few were optimistic the truce would hold.
