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

Region in focus: July 20, 2016

Fatima Al Marzouqi

July 20, 2016

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