A pro-independence rally in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region ahead of the referendum vote, Sept. 17, 2017. (Photo: Safin Hamed / AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani gives a speech at the newly-completed US Consulate building in Erbil, Sept. 22, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
UK Consul General David Hunt speaks at the launching ceremony of UK-KRI Judicial Development Program in Sulaimani province, Sept. 22, 2021. (Photo: UK Consulate General)
KRG officials along with Kuwaiti authorities are pictured clapping after laying the foundation stone for a refugee, IDP registration center in Erbil, Sept. 22, 2021. (Photo: Erbil Governorate)