Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim (R) and his French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian attend a joint press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 17, 2019. Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim and his French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian on Thursday discussed cooperation to confront the threat of Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria amid the Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)