Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talk to each other during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Sept. 29, 2021. Turkish. (Photo: AP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani (top center) chairing a weekly cabinet meeting in Baghdad, Sept. 3, 2023. (Photo: Iraqi premier's office)
Burnt cars are pictured at the site of a sit-in near the headquarters of the Iraqi security forces in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk on September 3, 2023. (Photo: AFP)
KDP President Masoud Barzani (right) held a discussion regarding developments in Kirkuk with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Sudani (left) on Saturday (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
A KDP supporter wave his party's flag at ancient Erbil citadel in Kurdistan Region's capital during an election rally, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)