U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters pose for a photo in Baghouz, Syria, after the SDF declared the area free of Islamic State militants. (Photo: Maya Alleruzzo/ AP)
A Turkish flag waving over rubbles of destroyed buildings in Antakya, Hatay, a week after a deadly earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria, Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo: Hassan Ayadi/AFP)
UNAMI head Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert on Wednesday spoke at the 7th Sulaimani Forum at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) (Photo: UNAMI)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia' Al-Sudani speaking during a panel moderated by the New York Times' Jane Arraf in the 7th Suli Forum at AUIS in Sulaimani, March 15, 2023. (Photo: Iraqi prime minister's office)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Iraq Jessica Svärdström, March 14, 2023. (Photo: KRG)