The KRG Peshmerga Minister, Shorish Ismael, walks alongside his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar (left) at the Kurdistan Region's Erbil International Airport, Jan. 18, 2021. (Photo: Turkish Defense Ministry)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani meets with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk in Manama, Nov. 20, 2021. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) discusses the recent Iraqi election with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Nov. 20, 2021. (Photo: KRG)
Polish security forces gather at the border with Belarus to block entry of migrants who are mostly from Iraq, the Kurdistan Region, and Syria. (Photo: Leonid Shcheglov/AFP)
Iraqi nationals, mostly Kurds, arrive at Erbil International Airport after being stuck for weeks on the Belarus-Poland border, Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo: Wladimir van Wilgenburg/Kurdistan 24)
Jutyar Adil, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) spokesperson, during a press conference at Erbil International Airport, Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
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