epa12664381 Protesters from the Kurdish community flash victory signs as they shout slogans during a protest against the Syrian government's military operation in Syria, outside the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, 20 January 2026. Thousands of civilians fled the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo, after deadly clashes erupted between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
