Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (L), a candidate for Iraq's prime minister position, speaking to an unidentified official in the capital Baghdad, Oct. 13, 2022. (Photo: Iraqi parliament/ Ho / AFP)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) posing for a photo with renowned Yezidi activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate in Erbil, Oct. 11, 2022. (Photo: Nechirvan Barzani/Twitter)
Éric Chevalier, French Ambassador to Iraq, on Monday with Yazidi Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nadia Murad, visited Sinjar on Monday (Photo: Nadia Murad/Twitter)
KDP President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with Iraqi Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Al-Halboosi in Erbil, Oct. 10, 2022. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)
Iraqi protesters clash with security forces at al-Jumhuriya bridge leading to the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone, Oct. 1, 2022. (Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani delivering a speech at a festival marking Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) Birthday, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
A fisherman paddles in the waters of Iraq's receding marshes of Hawizeh, which straddle the border with Iran, in the southeastern Maysan province, Oct. 8, 2022. (Photo: Asaad Niazi/AFP)