Head of the European Parliament’s delegation Domenec Ruiz Devesa (left), Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Iraq Viola von Cramon (right), Oct. 10, 2021. (Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani speaks during a KDP campaign rally for the Iraqi elections in the kurdistan Region's Erbil, Oct. 5, 2021. (Photo: Sabr Dri)
In this screengrab provided by the Russian Defense Ministry press service, a Russian long range Tu-22M3 bomber carries out an air strike over Aleppo region of Syria on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (Photo: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service p
A man rides a scooter along a roundabout past electoral banners for KDP candidates running in Iraq's October 2021 elections in Kurdistan Region's Zakho province, Oct. 5, 2021. (Photo: Ismael Adnan/AFP)
A man dips his finger in ink after voting at a polling station in Iraq's capital Baghdad during the early parliamentary elections, October 10, 2021. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)