US National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) laying a wreath at martyrs' monument in Erbil to pay tribute to the victims of the Feb. 1, 2004 bombings in Erbil, Feb. 1, 2024. (Photo: Islam Hero/Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right), during his meeting with Espen Lindbæck, the Norwegian Ambassador to Iraq and Jordan, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) during his meeting with the newly inaugurated Greek envoy to Erbil Nikolaos Stergioulas, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
The inaugural U.S.-Kurdish joint Peshmerga Executive Steering Committee on Tuesday met to discuss the latest steps in Peshmerga reform (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency).
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Jan. 29, 2024. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP)
Debris of tombstones are scattered around in the main Al-Shaaf cemetery in the eastern al-Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo: AFP)