Syria
SDF's flag (L), Syria's flag (R). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Noureddin Issa Ahmed, the new governor of Hasakah. (Photo: Social Media)
President Masoud Barzani (right) and Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the SDF. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
KNCS's logo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the recent attacks by the Syrian government forces, in Qamishlo city, in the country's northeast Jan. 18, 2026. (AFP)
President Masoud Barzani, L, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, R, President Masoud Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) logo. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Shifa Barzani, Director General of the Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
DEM Party spokesperson Aysegul Dogan, speaking to Kurdistan24, Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 31, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
A vehicle of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Deir Ezzor province on Sep. 4, 2023. (AFP)
Salih Muslim, a member of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) Council Presidency. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Members of Syrian security forces, Hasakeh province on Jan. 21, 2026. (AFP)
Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) and SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi (L). (Photo: AFP)
Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)