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)
Swedish, and NATO flags are set up prior to the signing ceremony of the law ratifying the NATO Protocol on Finland and Sweden’s membership in Gdynia, Poland, in July 22. (Photo: AFP)