Turkish soldiers during celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 29, 2023 (Photo: Emrah Gurel/AP)
ISIS has previously carried out mass killings following military assaults in Iraq and Syria, including the slaughter of hundreds of members of the al-Sheitat tribe in Deir ez-Zor in 2014. (Photo: AFP)
KRG Minister of Peshmerga Affairs Shorish Ismael (right) during his meeting with US Consul General to Erbil Mark Stroh, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo: US Consulate General Erbil/X platform)
