Syria’s former Assad regime prime minister has agreed to hand over power to his rebel counterpart, the outgoing PM Mohammad Ghazi Al-Jalali told Al Arabiya TV, according to Reuters.

The Syrian rebels shared a video of the leader of the main rebel group HTS, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, meeting with al-Jalali.

The rebels said the meeting was to “coordinate the transfer of power in a manner that ensures the provision of services to our people in Syria.”

After less than two weeks of fighting across Syria’s northwest, rebel groups swiftly seized control of the capital. Their presence seemed to catch the regime off guard, forcing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia with his family.

Their swift move into the capital astonished citizens and the rest of the world.

Here’s how the rebels’ ascent to power unfolded:

• November 27: Syrian rebel forces launched a large-scale attack on Assad’s forces in western Aleppo, marking the first flare-up between the two sides in years. At least 37 people were killed – both regime forces and allied militia – and rebels seized 13 villages, including the strategic towns of Urm al-Sughra and Anjara, as well as Base 46, the largest Syrian regime army base in western Aleppo.

• November 30: On November 30, the rebel groups conducted a lightning-fast offensive, killing dozens of government soldiers and taking control of Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city.

• December 5: The rebels seize Hama, a city located at a key cross road in western-central Syria. Videos geolocated by CNN showed rebel fighters celebrating – almost in disbelief at their progress – as they entered Hama.

• December 6: The opposition forces continued their push onwards toward Damascus, seizing the city of Daraa with the assistance of rebel factions who represented the Druze sect in the neighboring city of as-Suwayda.

• December 7: After moving south for days – the HTS quickly takes control of Homs. On Saturday evening, the HTS said it had “fully liberated” the major city, as Syrians tore down posters of Assad and set fire to them.

• December 8: Early in the morning of December 8, Syrian rebels declared the capital of Damascus “liberated” after entering the city with very little resistance from regime forces.

(Source: CNN)