
A view of Aleppo, Syria, where a suicide bomber struck on Wednesday.

A view of Aleppo, Syria, where a suicide bomber struck on Wednesday.

A police patrol in the old city of Damascus, Syria, in April. Under the new authorities, some of Syrian societyβs most religious people have suddenly come to rule over some of its most socially liberal.

Members of the Syrian governmentβs security forces in the capital, Damascus, on Thursday.

Members of the new Syrian government set up security checkpoints in Homs in February. Many Syrians are demanding more such controls.

A rebel fighter with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful militia group in Syria, at a presidential palace in the capital, Damascus.

Hansa Ahir, left, who salvages recyclable waste for a living in Ahmedabad, India, bought an insurance policy to cover her income on days when heat makes it dangerous to work.