An Iraqi Air Force F-16 crew chief performs preflight checks on the aircraft before departure at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2020. (Photo: Spc. Jorge Reyes/U.S. Army Reserve)
Arab foreign ministers attend a preparatory meeting ahead of the extra-ordinary Arab League summit in Riyadh, Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo: Yezidi Al-Duwihi/AFP)
Department of Defense Press Secretary Sabrina Singh speaks at a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
US Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with the Iraqi army, south of Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2017. (Photo: Khalid Mohammed/ AP)
Combined photos of the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani (right) (Jerome Delay/Associated Press) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (WEF). (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan 24)
Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Monday arrived in Iran and was welcomed by Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, Nov. 6, 2023 (Photo: Iraqi PM office)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with reporters about his meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister before departing Baghdad International Airport, Nov. 5, 2023. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/ AFP)