Over 72 pct of Syria's Daraa returns under gov't control

Boys hold a Syrian national flag as they welcome Syrian army in the Kharab al-Shahem town in the western countryside of Daraa province in southern Syria on July 8, 2018. The Syrian army has expanded its control over 72 percent of the entire Daraa area in southern Syria, state news agency SANA said on Sunday. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)