Russia's Central Electoral Commission head Ella Pamfilova (L-1st) speaks at the commission's headquarters after the polls closed in Russia's parliamentary election, Moscow, Sept. 20, 2026. (AFP)
Photo shows Peshmerga forces stand in formation during their graduation ceremony at Bnaslawa Training Center in the Kurdistan Region, Dec. 19, 2019. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Members of a local electoral commission empty a ballot box to count votes in Russia's parliamentary election in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, Sept. 20, 2026. (AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with outgoing Maher Al-Karaki, Consul General of Palestine, Sept. 20, 2026. (Photo: KRG)
In this photo taken Monday, April 30, 2009, an Iraqi coast guard boat patrols in the Gulf near Basra, 550 kilometers (341 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)
This photograph taken on July 31, 2024 shows, a detail of the book co-written by Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas, who has been detained since 2016 and was sentenced to 42 years in prison in May, in Istanbul. (Photo: AFP)