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A convoy of U.S. military vehicles, arriving from northern Iraq, drives past an oil pump jack in the countryside of Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli on Oct. 26. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Human Rights Watch says one of the deadly raids happened in the Rodat district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province in late October 2018. Residents gathered there two days later. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

The late ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an undated picture released this week by the Pentagon. Defense.gov hide caption

A police officer stares down a man and child wearing masks in the Lan Kwai Fong area of central Hong Kong. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Accused of misappropriating billions of dollars, Jho Low has reached a settlement over U.S. claims related to more than $700 million in assets. But he also says he will continue to fight the charges. The Malaysian financier is seen here in 2014. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images hide caption

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, seen earlier this year during a diplomatic visit to Berlin, has faced massive protests recently calling for his resignation. Michele Tantussi/Getty Images hide caption

Doctors in the 1600s wore birdlike masks like these, which were thought to protect against disease. Which disease? Take the quiz and find out! Manuel Velasco/Getty Images hide caption

An anti-government protester waves Chile's flag in Santiago, on Oct. 29, 2019. Rodrigo Abd/AP hide caption

Pakistani officials examine a train damaged by a fire in Liaquatpur, Pakistan, on Thursday. A massive fire engulfed three carriages of the train traveling in the country's eastern Punjab province. Siddique Baluch/AP hide caption

Shuri Castle, listed as a World Heritage site, goes up in flames Thursday in Naha, on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan. Kyodo/Reuters hide caption