Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (Photo: Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool via AP)
A member of the Manbij Military Council (MMC) provides security outside local businesses during Eid al-Adha in Manbij, Syria, Aug. 21, 2018. (Photo: Sgt. Nicole Paese/US Army)
Fourteen Peshmerga of the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Ministry of Peshmerga on Thursday completed a Humvee driving course (Photo: Ministry of Peshmerga).
Iraqi forces search the area in Tarmiyah, 35 kilometres (20 miles) north of Baghdad, following clashes with Islamic State group fighters, February 20, 2021 (Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye / AFP)