Iraqi men bury the remains of Shi'ite inmates who were killed by Islamic State militants when they overran Badoush prison in Nineveh Governorate in 2014, during their funeral ceremony in Najaf, Iraq, May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

Iraqi men prepare the remains of Shi'ite inmates who were killed by Islamic State militants when they overran Badoush prison in Nineveh Governorate in 2014, before their funeral ceremony in Najaf, Iraq, May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

Iraqi men transport the remains of Shi'ite inmates who were killed by Islamic State militants when they overran Badoush prison in Nineveh Governorate in 2014, before their funeral ceremony in Najaf, Iraq, May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

Iraqi men prepare the remains of Shi'ite inmates who were killed by Islamic State militants when they overran Badoush prison in Nineveh Governorate in 2014, before their funeral ceremony in Najaf, Iraq, May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

Iraqi men prepare the remains of Shi'ite inmates who were killed by Islamic State militants when they overran Badoush prison in Nineveh Governorate in 2014, before their funeral ceremony in Najaf, Iraq, May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

An aerial view shows combines loading wheat into trucks, in a field on the outskirts of Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

A combine harvester harvests crops in the middle of a wheat field on the outskirts of Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

A view shows wheat that has dried before the start of the harvesting season in a field on the outskirts of Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows a combine harvester in the middle of a wheat field, harvesting crops on the outskirts of Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

A view shows harvested wheat at a grain elevator and storage silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

A view shows harvested wheat at a grain elevator and storage silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows combines loading wheat into trucks, in a field on the outskirts of Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

An excavator collects wheat grains at a silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

A worker takes samples as a truck delivers wheat to a warehouse, at the dock of a silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

A combine harvester harvests crops in the middle of a wheat field on the outskirts of Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

A combine harvester harvests crops in the middle of a wheat field on the outskirts of Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows trucks waiting to empty wheat at the dock of a silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows trucks waiting to empty wheat at the dock of a silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

A view shows wheat that has dried before the start of the harvesting season in a field on the outskirts of Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows an excavator collecting wheat grains at a silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. After drought dealt a heavy blow to Iraq’s wheat production for several years, the country’s production of the strategic crop is expected to increase due to a shift to using desert wells for irrigation and a heavy rain season. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

Trucks empty wheat at the dock of a silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows trucks waiting to empty wheat at the dock of a silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows an excavator collecting wheat grains at a silo in Karbala, Iraq May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

Iraqi residents walk along Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

A man plays an Oud at Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

People walk at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Hotels are pictured, In Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

A child buys a balloon at a promenade by the Tigris river and Abu Nawas park that has been partially opened to the public, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

A general view of a promenade by the Tigris river and Abu Nawas park that has been partially opened to the public, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Children play at a promenade by the Tigris river and Abu Nawas park that has been partially opened to the public, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

People walk at a promenade by the Tigris river and Abu Nawas park that has been partially opened to the public, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

A person works on the the ground of a promenade by the Tigris river and Abu Nawas park in Baghdad that has been partially opened to the public, In Baghdad, Iraq, May 13, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Iraqi workers lay asphalt as a Al-Karada street is paved in Baghdad,Iraq May 12, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

Iraqi workers lay asphalt as a Al-Karada street is paved in Baghdad,Iraq May 12, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

Iraqi workers lay asphalt as a Al-Karada street is paved in Baghdad,Iraq May 12, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

Iraqi workers lay asphalt as a Al-Karada street is paved in Baghdad,Iraq May 12, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

Iraqi workers lay asphalt as a Al-Karada street is paved in Baghdad,Iraq May 12, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani 

A view shows Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani 

An aerial view shows Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani 

Workers work at Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani 

Workers work at Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani 

Workers work at Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani 

Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani speaks during a press conference at Iraq's Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani 

Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani speaks during a press conference at Iraq's Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani 

Visitors look at antiquities in the Mosul Civilization Museum after the museum was declared rehabilitated in Mosul, Iraq May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily 

A security man walks near the gate of the Civilization Museum in Mosul after the announcement of the museum's rehabilitation in Mosul, Iraq May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily 

A man looks at the antiquities in the Mosul Civilization Museum after the announcement of the museum's rehabilitation in Mosul, Iraq May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily 

Iraqi journalists stand in solidarity to commemorate one year since killing of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in Jenin while on a reporting mission, in Baghdad, Iraq May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Baghdad Mayor Ammar Musa Kazem speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 9, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Baghdad Mayor Ammar Musa Kazem speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 9, 2023. The government has kicked off the largest effort to refurbish Baghdad since the 2003 U.S invasion, including renovating the facades of buildings damaged by war and revamping parks and promenades that hug the Tigris River that bisects the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani and President Abdul Latif Rashid hold a press conference concerning the handover of the Iraqi artefacts borrowed by Britain a hundred years ago, at the Baghdad International Airport, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid speaks during a press conference concerning the handover of the Iraqi artefacts borrowed by Britain a hundred years ago, at the Baghdad International Airport, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid speaks during a press conference concerning the handover of the Iraqi artefacts borrowed by Britain a hundred years ago, at the Baghdad International Airport, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

An Iraqi worker carries a large pottery jar made of clay, usually used for cooling and purification of water at a factory in the town of Nahrawan near Baghdad, Iraq May 7, 2023. Pottery has deep roots in Iraq’s ancient civilisations, clay was used to build homes, shape cooking pots, and clay pots were used to grass plants and Iraqis still use pottery, such as a large clay-made bowl, to keep water cool, especially in areas where there is no electricity or water. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

A pottery worker moulds pottery on a spinning wheel in his factory in the town of Nahrawan near Baghdad, Iraq May 7, 2023. Pottery has deep roots in Iraq’s ancient civilisations, clay was used to build homes, shape cooking pots, and clay pots were used to grass plants and Iraqis still use pottery, such as a large clay-made bowl, to keep water cool, especially in areas where there is no electricity or water. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

An Iraqi worker carries a large pottery jar made of clay, usually used for cooling and purification of water at a factory in the town of Nahrawan near Baghdad, Iraq May 7, 2023. Pottery has deep roots in Iraq’s ancient civilisations, clay was used to build homes, shape cooking pots, and clay pots were used to grass plants and Iraqis still use pottery, such as a large clay-made bowl, to keep water cool, especially in areas where there is no electricity or water. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

A potter worker moulds pottery on a spinning wheel in his factory in the town of Nahrawan near Baghdad, Iraq May 7, 2023. Pottery has deep roots in Iraq’s ancient civilisations, clay was used to build homes, shape cooking pots, and clay pots were used to grass plants and Iraqis still use pottery, such as a large clay-made bowl, to keep water cool, especially in areas where there is no electricity or water. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Potter workers mould pottery on spinning wheels in a factory in the town of Nahrawan near Baghdad, Iraq May 7, 2023. Pottery has deep roots in Iraq’s ancient civilisations, clay was used to build homes, shape cooking pots, and clay pots were used to grass plants and Iraqis still use pottery, such as a large clay-made bowl, to keep water cool, especially in areas where there is no electricity or water. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad