Female members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian Arab Army and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishlo, Jan. 18, 2026. (AFP)
Damascus government factions stand guard as residents leave the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP)