KDP President Masoud Barzani (center) during his meeting with his party's members at the Kurdistan Parliament, July 8, 2023. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman speaking to Kurdistan 24, July 7, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
KDP President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with outgoing British Ambassador to Iraq Mark Bryson-Richardson in Erbil, July 6, 2023. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)
A medical team from Iraq's Health Ministry carries on a disinfection campaign as a precaution against the spread of Congo hemorrhagic fever at a farm in the southwestern Baghdad suburb of al-Bouaitha, May 22, 2023. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/
KRG Spokesperson Peshawa Hawramani (right) attending a press conference, in which Jotiar Adil, his predecessor, announced the decision, July 5, 2023. (Photo: Hoshmand Sadiq/Kurdistan 24)
The Hashd al-Shaabi excavators and loaders are pictured working to dig the foundation of a military base, which has caused ire among the Kurdish residents in the area, July 4, 2023. (Photo: Soran Kamaran/Kurdistan 24)