Iraqi women queue at a polling station in the Wadi Hajar district of Mosul on May 12,2018, still partially in ruins from the devastating…
Iraqi women queue at a polling station in the Wadi Hajar district of Mosul on May 12,2018, still partially in ruins from the devastating months-long fight to oust the Islamic State (IS) group. Iraq began voting in its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, with the country hoping to shore up a fragile peace and rebuild. Polling stations opened around the conflict-scarred nation under tight security as jihadists still pose a major security threat despite a sharp fall in violence.
