<span style="color: #222222;">Syrian jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has refused to withdraw from proposed Idlib buffer zone after a truce went into effect in the area. The leader of the jihadi group, Abu Mohamed al-Jolani said what regime could not take militarily or by force, they will not get through peaceful means or through negotiations and politics and they will never withdraw from the zone. Jolani made his comments during a meeting with reporters organised by the former Al-Qaeda affiliate group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, the Syrian government agreed to a truce in the northwestern region of Idlib on Thursday on condition that a Turkish-Russian buffer-zone deal is implemented. The government of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has accused Turkey of dragging its feet in implementing the deal, which provided for a buffer zone of up to 20 kilometres (12 miles) between the two sides, free of heavy and medium-sized weaponry. The Syrian conflict has killed more than 370,000 people and driven millions from their homes since it started with the brutal repression of anti-government protests in 2011.</span><br />