Syrian army starts operation on Syria-Jordan borderline amid renewed Russian negotiations with rebels

A farmer put his hands on a watermelon after he returns to his farmland in the town of Jiza, Daraa province, Syria, on July 5, 2018. The Syrian army on Thursday started an operation along the Syrian-Jordanian borderline in the countryside of the southern province of Daraa, as negotiations have renewed between the Russian side and the rebels there after a recent hiccup. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)