The Other Big Story: With world’s eyes on Iran, Putin moves to avert conflict between Turkey and Syria

A "disaster unfolding" in Idlib; for now, Putin has Assad’s back; exhausted Syrian Army seeks to take the highways; eyes on Osaka.
Turkish soldiers stand on a watch tower at the Atmeh crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border, as seen from the Syrian side, in Idlib governorate, Syria May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1525F30880
Turkish soldiers stand on a watchtower at the Atme crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border, as seen from the Syrian side, in Idlib province, Syria, May 31, 2019. - REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
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A “disaster unfolding” in Idlib

With attention focused on the US-Iran confrontation in the Gulf, Russian President Vladimir Putin is scrambling to prevent a conflict between Turkey and Syria over Idlib, which is already a massive international crisis. 

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