VIENNA — Diplomats meeting in Vienna agreed on Saturday on a timeline for a political transition in Syria that is aimed at ending the country’s civil war. However, key details, including the status of Syrian President Bashar Assad and a determination of which opposition groups are terrorists, remain unresolved. At the conclusion of Saturday’s talks, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced agreement on a Jan. 1 date for the start of talks between Assad’s government...
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