Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hosted Presidents Hassan Rouhani of Iran and Vladimir Putin of Russia to discuss the civil war in Syria, which is now in its eighth year.
Officials said the leaders would gather in Ankara to discuss potential solutions to the fighting, with a focus on the last remaining opposition strongholds. Russia and Turkey said they wanted to create "de-escalation zones" in Idlib province and some areas in Hama.