An Iraqi-Kurdish electrical engineer gives a briefing by solar panels installed atop the roof of the Electricity Directorate in Sulaimani, Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo: Ahmed Al-Rubaye/AFP)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) is pictured during his meeting with US Ambassador to Iraq Ambassador Alina L. Romanowski, Nov. 1, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein (right) during his meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Alina L. Romanowski, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: Twitter/ Alina L. Romanowski)
The Dutch government called on its citizens to immediately leave the red zones in Iraq, while making an exception for the Kurdistan Region (Photo: Dutch Foreign Ministry)
This picture taken on Oct. 24, shows a view of a newly-unearthed Assyrian Lamassu alabaster sculpture discovered with its entire wings intact by the French archaeological mission. (Photo: Zaid Al-Obeidi/ AFP)
Najeh Farhan carries his son Ali, who is suffering from jaundice, past their mud brick home in the village of al-Zawiyah, in the province of al-Diwayinah, southern Iraq, Aug. 9, 2023. (Photo: Hayder Indhar/AFP)
U.S. soldiers with their gear head to a waiting bus at Fort Bragg, N.C., as troops from the 82nd Airborne Division are deployed to the Middle East, Jan. 2020. (Photo: Chris Seward/AP)
