• Turkish-backed Syrian fighters perform drills past tents with posters showing the flags of the Kurdish People's Protection Forces (YPG), during a military exercise near the rebel-held town of Al Rai in the north of Aleppo province. AFP
    Turkish-backed Syrian fighters perform drills past tents with posters showing the flags of the Kurdish People's Protection Forces (YPG), during a military exercise near the rebel-held town of Al Rai in the north of Aleppo province. AFP
  • Turkish-backed Syrian fighters perform drills in Al Rai in the north of Aleppo province. AFP
    Turkish-backed Syrian fighters perform drills in Al Rai in the north of Aleppo province. AFP
  • Syrian civilians help away a victim from the rubble of a building following reported air strikes by pro-regime forces on Maaret Al Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
    Syrian civilians help away a victim from the rubble of a building following reported air strikes by pro-regime forces on Maaret Al Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. AFP
  • An Iraqi policeman pilots a speedboat while on patrol to prevent people attempting suicide from jumping in the Tigris river in the centre of the capital Baghdad. Almost 200 people took their own lives in Iraq in the first four months of 2019. AFP
    An Iraqi policeman pilots a speedboat while on patrol to prevent people attempting suicide from jumping in the Tigris river in the centre of the capital Baghdad. Almost 200 people took their own lives in Iraq in the first four months of 2019. AFP
  • Yemeni government forces stay on guard as a team of the World Food Program visits the key grain storage silos in Hodeidah. EPA
    Yemeni government forces stay on guard as a team of the World Food Program visits the key grain storage silos in Hodeidah. EPA
  • A team from the World Food Program inspects the storage silos in Hodeidah. EPA
    A team from the World Food Program inspects the storage silos in Hodeidah. EPA
  • Algerian protesters shout slogans and carry the national flag during a demonstration in Algiers. EPA
    Algerian protesters shout slogans and carry the national flag during a demonstration in Algiers. EPA
  • The Burj Khalifa is illuminated in the colours of the Egyptian flag to mark the Egyptian National Day in Dubai. EPA
    The Burj Khalifa is illuminated in the colours of the Egyptian flag to mark the Egyptian National Day in Dubai. EPA
  • A handout picture released by Jordan's Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) shows a sunken Jordanian tank as part of a new underwater military museum. AFP Photo
    A handout picture released by Jordan's Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) shows a sunken Jordanian tank as part of a new underwater military museum. AFP Photo
  • People watch as a military helicopter is submerged in the Red Sea off Aqaba. REUTERS
    People watch as a military helicopter is submerged in the Red Sea off Aqaba. REUTERS
  • Members of Iraqi Shiite popular mobilization forces wave to the Iraqi pilgrims as they leave Karbala for Mecca for Hajj. EPA
    Members of Iraqi Shiite popular mobilization forces wave to the Iraqi pilgrims as they leave Karbala for Mecca for Hajj. EPA

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for July 24, 2019

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July 24, 2019

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