US military personnel on patrol in Iraq. Iraqi Shiite militia group claims responsibility of sustained attacks on United States military bases in Iraq and Syria (Photo: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP).
activist protesting on stage against fossil fuels during an event at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai, Dec. 11, 2023. (Photo: AFPTV)
A formation of U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornets leaves after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq, Sept. 23, 2014. (Photo: Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel, US Air Force)
Home Secretary James Cleverly during a press conference with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta after the signing of a new treaty in Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo: AP)
Attendees of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS meeting gather for a photo, Dec. 6, 2023. (Photo: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)