Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region (R), during his meeting Syrian FM Asaad Shaibani, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi (R), Ilham Ahmed, Co-Chair of the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration (L). (Photo: Abdi's X)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (R), Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (L), in Munich, on Feb. 14, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (3rd R), and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (3rd L), in Munich, on Feb. 14, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (R), Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican Foreign Minister, in Munich, on Feb. 14, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (R), Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof, in Munich, on Feb. 14, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi (R), Ilham Ahmed, Co-Chair of the Foreign Relations Department of the DAANES (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi (R), Ilham Ahmed, Co-Chair of the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration (L). (Photo: Abdi's X)