Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shaking hands with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) during a meeting the 4th edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2025) in Antalya, Apr. 11, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
A girl gestures at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on Apr. 18, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East at the UN Headquarters in New York, Apr. 25, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
A member of the Druze security forces stands guard in Jaramana in the suburb of Damascus on April 29, 2025, following overnight sectarian clashes. (Photo: AFP)