Talks between remnants of Assad regime and rebels crucial, experts say

It will be crucial for the remaining forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime and the rebels to plot a course to a relatively peaceful transfer of power, an expert told Reuters on Sunday (December 8). Carsten Wieland, a former senior advisor to the U.N. special envoy in Syria, added that it was now crucial that the HTS transforms itself with deeds and not only with words.