Iraqi Sunni Muslims gather at the shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Kilani in Baghdad on September 26, 2023 during the Muslim celebration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammed. (Photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP Photo)





An emergency worker walks over rubble at the site following a fatal fire at a wedding celebration, in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq's Nineveh province, Iraq on September 27, 2023. (Photo by Khalid Al-Mousily/Reuters)





People react following a fatal fire at a wedding celebration, in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq's Nineveh province, Iraq on September 27, 2023. (Photo by Khalid Al-Mousily/Reuters)





A victim of the fatal fire at a wedding celebration lies at a hospital in Erbil, Iraq on September 27, 2023. Survivors said hundreds of people were at the wedding celebration, which followed an earlier church service, and the fire began about an hour into the event when flares ignited a ceiling decoration as the bride and groom danced. (Photo by Azad Lashkari/Reuters)





Mourners carry a coffin of a victim of the fatal fire of a wedding celebration, during the funeral in Hamdaniya, Iraq on September 27, 2023. (Photo by Khalid Al-Mousily/Reuters)





Friends and relatives attend the funeral of people who died in a fire during a wedding ceremony in Hamdaniya, Iraq, Wednesday, September 27, 2023. A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq has killed around 100 people and injured 150 others, and authorities warn the death toll could rise. (Photo by Hadi Mizban/AP Photo)





An Iraqi woman reacts at the site of a fatal fire in the district of Hamdaniya, Nineveh province, Iraq, Thursday, September 28, 2023. A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed multiple people, authorities said. (Photo by Hadi Mizban/AP Photo)





An Iraqi shepherd herds sheep and goats as the sun sets on the outskirts of Hamdaniya, Nineveh province, Iraq, Thursday, September 28, 2023. (Photo by Hadi Mizban/AP Photo)





A woman reacts during a collective funeral for victims of the wedding hall fire in Qaraqosh, also known as Hamdaniyah, on September 29, 2023. At least 100 people were killed when a fire ripped through a crowded Iraqi wedding hall, officials said, pointing to indoor fireworks as the likely cause for the blaze that sparked a panicked stampede for the exits. (Photo by Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP Photo)





An Iraqi ballerina student of the Baghdad Ballet Academy prepares before performing in a show titled “The Sleeping Beauty” at Al-Rashid National Theater, in Baghdad, Iraq on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Saba Kareem/Reuters)





An Iraqi ballerina student of the Baghdad Ballet Academy prepares before performing in a show titled “The Sleeping Beauty” at Al-Rashid National Theater, in Baghdad, Iraq on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Saba Kareem/Reuters)





Iraqi school students attend the first day of the academic year at a primary school in Baghdad, Iraq on October 1, 2023. (Photo by Ahmed Saad/Reuters)





Iraqi protesters prepare to throw objects at Federal police officers as protesters gather to mark the fourth anniversary of the anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq on October 1, 2023. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





Iraqi riot-control police take cover behind their shields during clashes with protesters gathering on the 4th anniversary of the 2019 Iraqi anti-government demonstrations in Baghdad's Tahrir square on October 1, 2023. (Photo by Ahmad Al-rubaye/AFP Photo)





Protesters gather at Tahrir Square during an anti-Israel demonstration in Baghdad on October 13, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. (Photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP Photo)





Iraqis work on the construction of a house made of reeds in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, December 7, 2023. (Photo by Nabil al-Jurani/AP Photo)





Iraqis work at a construction which is made of reeds house in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, December 7, 2023. (Photo by Nabil al-Jurani/AP Photo)





An Iraqi army cadet participates in “the leap of faith”, from a bridge as part of their training, in Baghdad, Iraq on December 15, 2023. (Photo by Ahmed Saad/Reuters)





Iraqi security forces members participate in the provincial elections in Najaf, Iraq, Saturday, December 16, 2023. (Photo by Anmar Khalil/AP Photo)





Iraqi Christians attend a Christmas mass at the Mother Teresa Catholic Church in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, December 24, 2023. (Photo by Nabil al-Jurani/AP Photo)