The grave of Firsat Sofi is pictured on the first anniversary of his death in the Kurdistan Region's capital Erbil, Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo: Rebaz Siyan/Kurdistan24)
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin delivers an address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day in Arlington, Virginia on May 31, 2021. (Photo: MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
The Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani delivers a speech at MEPS21 at the American University of Kurdistan in Duhok, Nov. 16, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Iraqi President Barham Salih delivers a speech at the Middle East Peace and Security Forum (MEPS21) in the American University of Kurdistan in Duhok, Nov. 16, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Masoud Barzani (Right) leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party with Pavel Talabani, leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Nov. 15, 2021. (Photo: Barzani Headquarter)