Analysts say Turkish threats buying time for political solution in Idlib
Already reeling under punishing refugee load, Ankara looks to Russia to green-light bigger say along border in face of powerful Syrian military thrust.
A Syrian army soldier holds a Syrian flag as he stands on a military vehicle in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib(photo credit: OMAR SANADIKI/REUTERS)ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE