Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters hold a Turkish national flag and a Free Syrian Army flag at a checkpoint in Azaz on a road leading to Afrin (Photo: AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Australian Ambassador to Iraq Paula Ganly in Erbil, Oct. 4, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (left) walking alongside the then-UK foreign secretary Liz Truss in London, Sept. 16, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) shaking hands with Russian Ambassador to Iraq Elbrus Kutrashev in Erbil, Oct. 4, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with the then-UK foreign secretary Liz Truss in London, April 20, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) walking alongside his Iraqi counterpart Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in Erbil, Oct. 3, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) President Masoud Barzani (top right) during his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Oct. 3, 2022. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) receiving his Iraqi counterpart Mustafa Al-Kadhimi at Erbil International Airport, Oct. 3, 2022. (Photo: KRG)