<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.65%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/16/id5888364-GettyImages-2224671962-OP.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5888364" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>Syrian security forces take aim from a rooftop position amid ongoing clashes in the southern city of Sweida, on July 16, 2025. Damascus deployed troops in the predominantly Druze province after clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes killed scores of people, with Syria's defense minister declaring a cease-fire on July 15 in Sweida city, which government forces entered in the morning. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.55%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/16/id5888385-GettyImages-2225410404-OP.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5888385" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>Smoke from a pair of wildfires burning near the North Rim settles into the Grand Canyon as visitors watch the sun rise from the South Rim in Grand Canyon, Ariz., on July 16, 2025. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Scott Olson/Getty Images</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.{ai:summary}<p>Clashes in Sweida, Syria, have resulted in numerous casualties, prompting the deployment of government troops after a cease-fire was declared. The violence involved Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes, escalating tensions in the region.</p><p>Meanwhile, wildfires near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon are affecting air quality, with smoke visible from the South Rim as visitors observe the sunrise. #society</p>

Day in Photos: Heavy Rains in Mexico, Clashes in Syria, and Lavender Harvest

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