- This aerial view shows the Khasfa site near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where authorities have begun excavating a mass grave believed to contain thousands of victims of IS on August 17, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand atop a humvee near a US Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) in Hasakah, Western Kurdistan, Sep. 7, 2022. (AFP)
In August 2014, thousands of Yezidis were trapped in the Shingal mountains as they tried to escape from the so-called Islamic State. (Photo: Anadolu Agency/Emrah Yorulmaz)
In this courtroom sketch, defendants from left, Mohamed Abrini, Osama Krayem, Salah Abdeslam and Sofiane Ayari look out from a specially designed glass box during the trial for the Brussels attacks, Dec. 5, 2022. (Photo: AP)
Vice Admiral Charles Cooper, nominee for commander of U.S. Central Command, testifies during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Jun. 24, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS)
