Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Erbil, Nov. 27, 2022. (right) during his meeting with Deputy Commanding General of the US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria, Andrew Garner (left) (Photo: KRG)
Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, speaks during a news conference in Hassakeh, Syria, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (Photo: AP / Baderkhan Ahmad)
This image taken from video footage provided by Iranian military on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, missiles launch during an attack targetting the Iraqi Kurdish region (Photo: Iranian military via AP)
Children gather outside their tents at the al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group, in Hasakeh province, Syria, May 1, 2021. (Photo: AP /Baderkhan Ahmad, File)