An Islamic State flag lies in a tent encampment after US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters took control of Baghouz, Syria, on March 23, 2019. (Photo: AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg attends the reopening ceremony of the Austrian embassy in Baghdad, September 12, 2023. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk looks on prior to deliver a speech at the opening of the 54th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Sept. 11, 2023. (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather in the shrine city of Karbala on the eve of Arbaeen religious festival commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, Sept. 5, 2023. (Photo; Hussein Faleh/AFP)
A KDP supporter wave his party's flag at ancient Erbil citadel in Kurdistan Region's capital during an election rally, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
