U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, then-head of U.S. Central Command, testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 27, 2018. (Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP)

Gen. Votel: US must ‘never forget’ debt to Kurdish people

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U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, then-head of U.S. Central Command, testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 27, 2018. (Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP)

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PKK militants attacked Kurdistan Region Peshmerga in the Sidakan area of Erbil province on May 5, 2021. (Photo: Archive)

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