Iraqis turn out to vote in high numbers under tight security
Millions of Iraqi voters braved the threat of violence to cast ballots in the country's first parliamentary elections since U.S. troops withdrew at the end of 2011. The vote on Wednesday was held under extraordinary security that kept violence subdued compared with previous Iraqi elections, said Zaid Al Ali, a constitutional expert and author of […]Matt Bradley and Ali A. Nabhan report for The Wall Street Journal:
Millions of Iraqi voters braved the threat of violence to cast ballots in the country's first parliamentary elections since U.S. troops withdrew at the end of 2011.
The vote on Wednesday was held under extraordinary security that kept violence subdued compared with previous Iraqi elections, said Zaid Al Ali, a constitutional expert and author of the recently published book "The Struggle for Iraq's Future."
