Shiite Muslims react as they listen to a retelling of the story of the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein, August 9, 2022. (Photo: Sabah Arar/AFP)
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels looting shops after seizing control in 2018 of Afrin, the Kurdish enclave in northwest Syria. (Photo: Bulent Kilic / AFP).
Iraqi forces search the area in Tarmiyah, 35 kilometres (20 miles) north of Baghdad following clashes with Islamic State group fighters, Feb. 20, 2021. (Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)