A man rides his bicycle past a banner reading in Arabic “Who killed me?” and depicting Iraqi activist Ihab al-Wazni (Ehab al-Ouazni), who was shot dead in an ambush in Karbala on May 23, 2021. (Photo: Mohammed Sawaf/AFP)
Since the outbreak of protests in Iraq in October 2019, more than 80 activists have been subjected to assassination or assassination attempts. (Photo: Reuters)
Iraqi forces search an area in Tarmiyah, 35 km (20 miles) north of Baghdad, following clashes with ISIS fighters, Feb. 20, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
A previous agreement between Baghdad and Erbil to coordinate their military forces in Iraq's disputed territories was never implemented. (Photo: Archive)
Iraqis set Israeli flags on fire during a solidarity march with the Palestinians, in the capital Baghdad on the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, the "catastrophe" of Israel's creation in 1948, May 15, 2021. (Photo: Ahmad AL-Rubaye / AFP
A new video by the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) claims to show clear evidence of genocide. (Photo: UNITAD)
Khalid bin Salman (left), Saudi deputy defense minister walks alongside with Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (right) in capital Baghdad, May 11, 2021. (Photo: Iraqi government)