Home Gallery Photos of the week: Refugees pour into the US, Fight against ISIL continues, Obama on holiday by Staff Writer February 9, 2017 Khaled Haj Khalaf kisses his grandaughter Shams after she arrived with her mother and father at O’Hare Airport on a flight from Istanbul, Turkey on February 7, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Shams’ parents had spent the past five years in a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey. Their trip to the United States was recently suspended after President Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping Syrian refugees from entering the US. Photo credit: Getty Images Flares fired by Israeli forces to check the border are seen over Gaza City on February 6, 2017. Israel struck a number of Hamas positions in Gaza after a “projectile” fired from the Palestinian enclave crashed in a border area, the Israeli army said. Photo credit: Getty Images Syrian Democratic Forces, made up of US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters, advance in an area north-east of Raqa, during their offensive against ISIL on February 6, 2017. The move is part of the third phase to liberate the city and it’s surroundings. ISIL is “completely besieged” in its last major stronghold in Syria’s Aleppo province, a monitor said, as pro-regime forces pressure the jihadists on several fronts. Photo credit: Getty Images Supporters listen to Mayawati, the head of Indian political party BSP, during her election campaign rally on February 7, 2017 in Ghaziabad, India. It is estimated that two lakh people arrived to hear Mayawati for this rally. Photo credit: Getty Images Former US President Barack Obama takes a break from learning to kitesurf at Richard Branson’s Necker Island retreat in the British Virgin Islands. Obama and his wife Michelle have been on an extended vacation since leaving office on January 20. Photo credit: Getty Images 0 Comments