Syrian Defense Ministry
A member of the PMF patrols along a concrete wall at the Iraqi-Syrian border in Al-Qaim, west of Iraq on Jan. 23, 2026. (AFP)
Elham Ahmad, the Co-chair of the Department of Foreign Relations of the DAANES Region. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Damascus government factions stand guard as residents leave the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP)
Syria's security forces pose for a picture on a roundabout in the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda on July 15, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Rami Abdulrahman, Director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Photo: AFP)
This aerial view shows a deserted street in Aleppo with smoke rising after jihadists entered the city on November 30, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
