This illustration shows the welcome sign to the Kurdish city of Kobani and the statue of the Kurdish fighter (Sharvan) in the center of the city. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi (right) shaking hands with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Feb. 6, 2026. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks to the press as he arrives for a Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on Nov. 20, 2025. (AFP)