Mohammad Omar Barakat, a young Kurdish man, who lost his life in a landmine explosion in Afrin, Northern Syria (Rojava), Jan. 18, 2025. (Photo: Handout to Kurdistan24)
Iranian judges Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Moqiseh (L) and Hojjatoleslam Ali Razini were assassinated in a terrorist attack in downtown Tehran, Jan. 18, 2025. (Photo by IRNA)
Qassim al-Araji , the Iraqi National Security Advisor in meeting with Glenn Miles, the Australian Ambassador to Baghdad, Jan 18, 2025. (Photo: al-Araji's X account)
This aerial view shows the mosaic-decorated facade of the main prayer hall of the Umayyad Mosque in the old city of Damascus on January 1, 2025. (Photo: AFP)