Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi attends a parade by members of the Iranian-backed Hashed al-Shaabi forces celebrating the 7th anniversary of their founding in Diyala province, June 26, 2021. (Photo: AFP Photo / HO/ Hashed al-Shaabi
a US Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) patrols the countryside of the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, April 20, 2022. (Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP)
Lukas Andriukaitis, Associate Director at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), being interviewed by Kurdistan 24, May 4, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24 TV screenshot)
Iraqi security forces stand guard during the visit of the country's prime minister to take part in a ceremony in the southern city of Basra, to lay the foundation stones for the al-Faw grand port project, Apr. 11, 2021. (Photo: AFP)
Abu Alaa al-Walae, commander of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhadam, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, July 5, 2021. (Photo: Khalid Mohammed/AP)