Army in retreat as rebels tighten grip on Syria’s Idlib

Syrian troops retreated as regime warplanes bombarded al Qaeda-led rebel fighters on Friday, a day after the insurgents overran the last government- held city in the key northwestern province of Idlib. Opposition forces now control the vast majority of Idlib after al Nusra Front and its allies in the so- called Army of Conquest overran Ariha and surrounding villages on Thursday.