Abdulkhaliq Talaat, the Kurdistan Region representative for the Joint Operations Command, speaking to Kurdistan24, Sept. 28, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
June 15, 2015, Iraqi security forces defend their positions against an Islamic State group attack in Husaybah, 8 kilometers (5 miles) east of Ramadi, Iraq. (AP Photo, File)
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Jan. 29, 2024. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP)
KRG Minister of Peshmerga Affairs Shorish Ismael (right) during his meeting with US Consul General to Erbil Mark Stroh, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo: US Consulate General Erbil/X platform)
