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Iraqi women vote at a polling station in Baghdad’s Sadr City district during the country’s general elections on April 30, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
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An Iraqi man walks past campaign posters as he walks on a street in the capital Baghdad on April 29, 2014. AFP/Ali Al-Saadi)
Iraq: Accusations of ‘foul play’ a day before elections
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Iraqis across the country prepare to head to the polls on Wednesday, several parliamentary hopefuls are already complaining of electoral violations. Candidates have raised questions about the issuance of voter’s e-cards, in addition...Caption:
An Iraqi employee of a printing house puts together campaign posters showing former Baghdad governor Salah Abdul Razzaq and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) on March 31, 2014 in the Iraqi capital, ahead of a general election due to be held on April 30. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
Opinion: Moving Beyond Iraq’s Nightmare
Next week’s general elections in Iraq are the first to be held since the US military withdrawal in 2011. Some analysts claim that because the Americans are no longer present the exercise is attracting less attention. However, there may be another reason for the...Caption:
A poster showing Iraqi Shi’ites killed in Syria while fighting on the side of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is seen in the southern port city of Basra on April 21, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/STR)
New War, Old Faces
Despite the pre-war strength—on paper—of the Syrian armed forces, the fighting in Syria has stretched the limits of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s military resources. Now in its fourth year, Assad’s fight against the forces of the Syrian revolution depends...Caption:
Election posters are hung along a street in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, on April 1, 2014 ahead of Iraq’s April 30 general elections. (AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)