Syrian government forces patrol inside the al-Hol camp as smoke rises from an arms depot explosion in northeastern Syria's Hasakeh province, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP)
Protesters chant slogans during a rally against an offensive of Syrian govt. forces against Kurdish forces, near Nusaybin border gate in Mardin, on the Türkiye-Syria border, on Jan. 20, 2026. (AFP)
US dollars, Iraqi Dinars are displayed, highlighting Iraq’s reliance on foreign currency amid growing economic pressures and U.S. financial warnings. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R), Qatari Minister of State Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi, the Presidential Palace in Beirut. Jan. 26, 2026. (Photo: Lebanese Presidency)
Graphics illustration showing the presence of a US aircraft carrier in Gulf waters alongside regional militia groups amid rising tensions. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Kirkuk protesters hold a flyer reading, “Social justice begins by honoring academic degrees, not by cutting their stipends,” Kirkuk, Jan. 25, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
A Jan. 25, 2026 composite shows Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez speaking to parliament in Caracas on Jan. 15 and U.S. President Donald Trump addressing the WEF in Davos on Jan. 21. (AFP)
Rula Amin, spokesperson for the Regional Bureau of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the Middle East and North Africa. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
US dollars, a barrel of oil are displayed, highlighting Iraq’s reliance on foreign currency amid growing economic pressures and U.S. financial warnings. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
(L-R), Feryal Clark, the UK Labour Member of Parliament, Former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Barham Salih, Head of UNHCR). (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
A protester flashes the peace sign with his fingers in front of the Kurdistan flag during a demonstration in solidarity with Kurds in Rojava, at Place de la Bastille, central Paris, on Jan. 24, 2026. (AFP)
A still from video footage showing Syrian security forces releasing juvenile detainees linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) from al-Aqtan Prison in Raqqa, Jan. 24, 2026. (Video: Local Syrian Media)
