Bab al-Hawa gateway used by 85% of deliveries to rebel-held northwest Idlib region; agreement comes after dispute over terms for sending supplies to area
Agreement sees end to hostilities beginning at midnight along existing battle lines, as well as joint patrols to stem bloodshed in war-torn Idlib province
Ankara announces move after weekend strikes that killed dozens of Turkish, Syrian fighters, amid regime onslaught in Idlib that has displaced almost a million people
As Syrian troops push toward rebel-held town Maaret al-Numan and strategic road it controls, civilians escape toward Turkish border; UN warns of looming humanitarian crisis
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