Idlib

Why in news?

• A new ceasefire to end Moscow-backed offensive on Idlib brokered by Russia and Turkey took hold on Friday in northwestern Syria.

About Idlib

• Idlib is a city in northwestern Syria, 59 kilometers southwest of Aleppo, which is the capital of the Idlib Governorate.

• The city was taken over by Syrian rebel militias at the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, and by 2017 was the seat of the Syrian Salvation Government.

• A major agricultural center of Syria, the Idlib area is also historically significant, containing many "dead cities" and tells

Prelims Question

Q.The place Idlib, often seen in news, is located in
a. Iraq
b. Yemen
c. Turkey
d. Syria

Answer to the Prelims Question