Region in focus: July 20, 2016

A Syrian man carries a child who was retrieved under the rubble of a collapsed building, following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Sakhur in the northern city of Aleppo. Thaer Mohammed / AFP

Men hold a stage background before a pro-government demonstration at Sarachane park in Istanbul, Turkey. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters

A refugee drinks water at a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Saadnayel, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Bilal Hussein / AP Photo

Men from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take a break at the frontline in the western part of Sirte, Libya. Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

A Lebanese woman poses for a picture next to Afqa falls in the northern village of Afqa, 1,200 meters above sea level, in Lebanon. Hassan Ammar / AP Photo

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave flags and light flares as they gather at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. Kursat Bayhan / Getty Images

Displaced Iraqi women and children, who fled the violence in the northern city of Mosul, gather outside a tent at the Dibaga camp in Makhmur, north of the capital Baghdad. Safin Hamed / AFP

An Iraqi soldier stands guard at the entrance of the Nineveh base for liberation operations in Makhmur, north of the capital Baghdad. Safin Hamad / AFP

A woman takes a selfie in front of the special police forces base building in Ankara, after it was bombed during the failed July 15 coup attempt. Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP

Palestinian Fatah members demonstrate their skills during a military display as part of a graduation ceremony in Rashidieh camp, in the port city of Tyre, southern Lebanon. Ali Hashisho / Reuters

An Afghan gardener works in a public park in Kabul, Afghanistan. Massoud Hossaini / AP Photos

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