Hundreds of people carrying fiery torches climb up the Kale mountaintop, located in Akre, a town in Kurdistan Region's Duhok province popularly referred to as the capital of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year. (Photo: Wladimir van Wilgenburg)
The grave of Firsat Sofi is pictured on the first anniversary of his death in the Kurdistan Region's capital Erbil, Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo: Rebaz Siyan/Kurdistan24)
Aziz Ahmed, Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, speaks at the Middle East Peace and Security Forum (MEPS21) in Duhok, Nov. 17, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Masrour Barzani, Kurdistan Region’s Prime Minister during Duhok’s eighth international film festival, Nov. 15, 2021. (Photo: Mohammed Salim/Kurdistan 24)
Masoud Barzani (Right) leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party with Pavel Talabani, leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Nov. 15, 2021. (Photo: Barzani Headquarter)
Officials from the Ministry of Peshmerga gather to appoint a new Director of Joint Operations Command, Nov. 15, 2021. (Photo: Ministry of Peshmerga/KRG)
