A US soldier stands by a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) during a patrol in the countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP)
Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov speaks to the media during an international conference on Afghanistan with Taliban representatives in Moscow on Oct. 20, 2021. (Photo: ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO / AFP)
The Consul-General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Erbil, Ahmed Aldhaheri, during an interview with Kurdistan 24. October 24, 2021. (Photo: Screengrab/Kurdistan 24)
President Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, with outgoing Canadian Ambassador to Iraq Ulric Shannon, Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo: Barzani Headquarter)