A U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands on his armored vehicle, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir el-Zour, Syria, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (AP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan disembarks from an airplane after his arrival at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, April 22, 2024. (Photo: AP)