Forms are filled as Syrian Kurds gather at a registration centre for foreign Kurds and unregistered residents in the city of al-Malikiyah Kadimah (Dêrik in Kurdish) northeastern Syria, on April 15, 2026, to submit their names for Syrian citizenship. In a packed hall in Qamishli's sports stadium in northeast Syria, dozens of Kurds on April 15, wait to apply for citizenship after many in the minority were barred from doing so for decades. Since last week, "unregistered" Kurds, who have been stateless since a controversial 1962 census, have been flocking to registration centres across Syria to apply for citizenship, based on the interior ministry's instructions. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Forms are filled as Syrian Kurds gather at a registration centre for foreign Kurds and unregistered residents in the city of al-Malikiyah Kadimah (Dêrik in Kurdish) northeastern Syria, on April 15, 2026, to submit their names for Syrian citizenship. In a packed hall in Qamishli's sports stadium in northeast Syria, dozens of Kurds on April 15, wait to apply for citizenship after many in the minority were barred from doing so for decades. Since last week, "unregistered" Kurds, who have been stateless since a controversial 1962 census, have been flocking to registration centres across Syria to apply for citizenship, based on the interior ministry's instructions. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP via Getty Images)

MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Steven Gerrard is seen working for TNT Sports prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between FC Bayern München and Real Madrid CF at Football Arena Munich on April 15, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Olympic silver medalist Lauriane Nolot (L) talks with Captain Nicolas before flying with the France's Air Force Elite aerobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" (PAF) as a member of the "Army of Champions" of the National Defense Sports Center (CNSD) at 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, south-eastern France on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Olympic silver medalist Lauriane Nolot (3rd L, rear) poses with pilots of the France's Air Force Elite aerobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" (PAF) as a member of the "Army of Champions" of the National Defense Sports Center (CNSD) at 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, south-eastern France on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Olympic silver medalist Lauriane Nolot is set to fly with the France's Air Force Elite aerobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" (PAF) as a member of the "Army of Champions" of the National Defense Sports Center (CNSD) at 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, south-eastern France on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Olympic silver medalist Lauriane Nolot gestures before taking off for a flight with the France's Air Force Elite aerobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" (PAF) as a member of the "Army of Champions" of the National Defense Sports Center (CNSD) at 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, south-eastern France on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Olympic silver medalist Lauriane Nolot is set to fly with the France's Air Force Elite aerobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" (PAF) as a member of the "Army of Champions" of the National Defense Sports Center (CNSD) at 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, south-eastern France on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)