A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) holds up the group's flag at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqqa, Syria, during the celebration of Raqqa's liberation, Oct. 17, 2017. (Photo: Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images).
An Iraqi Air Force Cessna 208 Caravan is flying over Kirkuk province during a training session. (Photo: Lt. Col. Scott Voskovitch/U.S. Air Force photo)
Peshmerga cadets prepare for their graduation ceremony at the 3rd Military College of Qala Chwalan in Sulaimani, May 22, 2022. (Photo: Jamal Yad/Kurdistan 24)
Russian soldiers and Syrian government forces gathering next to a bus during the evacuation of rebel fighters and their families from the town of Dumayr, Syria, April 19, 2018. (Photo: SANA via AP)