Bullet holes deface a mural depicting the toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Adra town on the northeastern outskirts of Damascus on Dec. 25, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
Russian Ambassador to Iraq Elbrus Kutrashev speaks to Kurdistan 24 at the sidelines of MERI Forum 2021 in Erbil, Oct. 27, 2021. (Photo: Screengrab/Kurdistan24)
the map of the world where Russian & Syria are highlighted, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa (R), Bashar al-Assad (M).(Graphic: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Fighters loyal to the interim Syrian government gather around a fire in the village of Hawik near the town of Qusayr in Syria's central Homs province on February 12, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a press conference following a visit to the German Archaeological Institute in the Syrian capital Damascus on January 3, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Fighters affiliated with Syria's new administration take part in an operation to track down members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's paramilitary forces in the central city of Homs on January 2, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
