Civilians return to their homes in the town of Um al-Mayathen, about 10 km east of Daraa, capital city of Daraa province in southern Syria, on July 9, 2018. More than 200,000 people have returned to their homes in the southern province of Daraa over the past few days after the Syrian army expanded its control and captured 72 percent of the province, a monitor group reported Monday. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)