Taking Syria: The opposition’s battles shown in 11 maps for 11 days In just 11 days, the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad came to an end.

During the first two rounds of ministerial talks on Syria in Vienna, Iran reluctantly signed on to the road map, which is based on the so-called Geneva Communique from June 2012.

Turkish and U.S. working groups, meeting in Ankara on Friday, outlined a draft for cooperation in ensuring security and stability in Manbij in northern Syria, they said in a statement.