U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack (C), Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander General Mazloum Abdi (R), Syrian interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa (L). (Graphic: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces stand guard at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, Northeastern Syria (Western Kurdistan), Apr. 18, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al Sudani (far right) met with Brigadier General Kevin Lambert (far left), the incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, and other top US officials on July 21. (Photo: Iraqi PM’s Office)
United States Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh (L), Members of the Druze community in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights gather for a rally in solidarity with the Druze community in Syria (R). (Graphic: Designed by Kurdistan24)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Paris Saint-Germain fans gather at Times Square in New York on July 11, 2025, ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final football match between England's Chelsea and France's Paris Saint-Germain on Jul. 13, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
A fired State Department employee, left, is greeted outside of the Harry S. Truman Building, the headquarters of the State Department, in Washington, Friday, July 11, 2025. (Photo: AP)