Iraqi children play football in front of a section of the Samarra Wall, which was erected at the height of sectarian violence, in the city of Samarra, June 6, 2018. (Photo: Abdelkhaleeq Samarrai/AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met with the Dutch Ambassador to Iraq, Hans Sandee, Baghdad, Jan. 15, 2024 (Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office).
Members of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi stand guard at the entrance of their headquarters in Baghdad following a reported strike, Jan. 4, 2024. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)