The Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system (L) intercepts rockets (R) fired by the Hamas movement towards southern Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as seen in the sky above the Gaza Strip overnight on May 14, 2021. (Photo: AFP)
U.S. Central Command commander General Michael Eric Kurilla visited Syria and Iraq after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: U.S. Department of Defense)
Syrian opposition fighters drive a seized seized Syrian army armoured vehicle near the town of Khan Assubul, Syria, southwest of Aleppo, on Dec. 1. (Photo: Associated Press)