Pictures of the day: March 21, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches up a mountain, as they celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and new year, in the town of Akra, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

An opposition fighter from the Failaq al-Rahman brigade fires a heavy machine gun in Jobar, a rebel-held district on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP

A general view taken in Beit Hanun shows a young boy walking amidst wild mustard flowers, which grow in fields across the Gaza Strip, as the official start of spring is marked by the Vernal Equinox. PHOTO: AFP

This undated handout picture released by US environmental group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society shows activists picking up Totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi) fish caught by fishermen's nets. Smugglers ship the dried swim bladder of the totoaba - a critically endangered species - to China, where it fetches tens of thousands of dollars and is eaten in soup. PHOTO: AFP

People who live in the countryside outside the town of Chiclayo, 770 kilometres north of Lima, use a tractor to cross the rising waters of the Zana River. PHOTO: AFP

Displaced Iraqis from Mosul arrive at the Hamam al-Alil camp, during the government forces ongoing offensive to retake the western parts of the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. PHOTO: AFP

Survivors of a flood receive food after torrential rains caused flooding and widespread destruction in Huachipa, Lima, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

A baboon looks at the road in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. PHOTO: REUTERS

A combination picture shows the controlled demolition of Bonn Centre in Bonn, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fighters from the Ahrar al-Sharqiya rebel group attend training near the northern Syrian town of al-Rai, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

Wearing a saree, traditional female garment, a woman exercises on a promenade along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Haitians walk in the remains of a fire in a market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fishermen row their boats as they catch fish on the river Indus at Sukkur Barrage in Sukkur, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS