Iraqi military vehicles are seen inside Palkana village in Sargaran subdistrict, northwest Kirkuk province, June 21, 2023. (Photo: Dilan Barzan/Kurdistan 24)
Muslim pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, June 19, 2023. (Photo: Abdel Ghani Bashir/AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, June 20, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, June 20, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
Combined photos of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) and Turkey's newly inaugurated Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan 24)
Muslim pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, June 19, 2023. (Photo: Abdel Ghani Bashir/AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani arrived back in Erbil on Friday, Apr 22, 2022, following his official visit to the United Kingdom. (Photo: KRG)
In August 2014, thousands of Yezidis were trapped in the Shingal mountains as they tried to escape from the so-called Islamic State. (Photo: Anadolu Agency/Emrah Yorulmaz)