The son of Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam, gestures as he annouces his withdrawal from political life late on August 20, 2008, in the town of Sebha. (AFP)
Members of US 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command stands next to a Patriot surface-to-air missile battery during the NATO multinational ground based air defense units exercise in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 20, 2017. (AP)
Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the recent attacks by the Syrian government forces, in Qamishlo city, in the country's northeast Jan. 18, 2026. (AFP)