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An Iraqi voter has his biometric voting card checked with his fingerprint upon arriving at a poll station in the northern multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk on May 12, 2018, as the country votes in the first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State (IS) group. (AFP PHOTO / Marwan IBRAHIM)
May 19, 2018, 2:04 pm
UN calls on Iraq to probe election complaints
Envoy to Baghdad tells government to 'seriously address' electoral disputes in first national vote since Iraq declared victory over IS
By AFP
A picture taken on May 17, 2018 shows the face of Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader Muqtada al-Sadr adorning the plastic cover of a cell phone, on display at a peddlar's stall in a market street in the capital Baghdad. (AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
May 18, 2018, 5:19 am
After upset Iraqi vote, US prepares to embrace a former foe
Washington is signaling ability to work with Muqtada al-Sadr, a one-time Iran-backed enemy who officials now say may be willing to back an American-friendly coalition
By Josh Lederman
Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, displayed on the poster, celebrate in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, early Monday, May 14, 2018. (Karim Kadim/AP)
May 15, 2018, 10:59 am
Early results in Iraq election favor populist Shiite cleric
Coalition led by Muqtada al-Sadr takes the lead in 6 out of 19 provinces; no blocs seem likely to win an outright majority
By PHILIP ISSA
Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr (C-L) shows his ink-stained index finger and holds an Iraqi flag outside a polling station in the holy city of Najaf on May 12, 2018, as the country votes in the first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State terror group. (AFP Photo/Haidar Hamdani)
May 14, 2018, 2:52 am
Iraqi Shiite cleric front-runner in partial election results
Muqtada al-Sadr followed in initial returns by Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Iran-backed Badr Brigades; incumbent Abadi does poorly in Shiite areas
By PHILIP ISSA
In this photo from May 12, 2018, people dismantle campaign posters for parliamentary candidates in Ramadi, Iraq. The vote Saturday saw a record low turnout, with 44 percent of eligible voters casting ballots. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
May 14, 2018, 1:18 am
At Iraq’s polls, voters seek patronage and jobs
Turnout in election lowest since fall of Saddam Hussein, amid widespread frustration over economy, ruling elite
By PHILIP ISSA
Iraqi electoral commission employees examine electronic counting machine print-outs in the holy city of Najaf on May 13, 2018, for the special round of voting that took place for the police and military on May 10 in the country's first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State terror group. (AFP Photo/Haidar Hamdani)
May 14, 2018, 12:47 am
Iraqi PM appears to hold lead after vote in first post-IS election
While his political alliance is likely to win the most seats, Haider al-Abadi to face lengthy haggling to cobble together government
By Sarah Benhaida
Iraqis wait in a long line to cast their vote in the country's parliamentary elections at a polling site in a battle-damaged building in west Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, May 12, 2018.(AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
May 13, 2018, 12:37 am
Reports of low turnout, irregularities as polls close in Iraq
Iraqis vote for the first time since the country declared victory over the Islamic State terror group; results expected in 48 hours
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and PHILIP ISSA
Members of the Iraqi security forces stand guard as people line up in front of a polling station in the Wadi Hajar district of Mosul on May 12, 2018. (AFP Photo/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
May 12, 2018, 1:43 pm
Voting underway in Iraq as campaign against IS looms over polls
Citizens of ethnically divided country cast their ballots amid concerns over economy, corruption
By Salam Faraj and Mohammad Salim
In this file photo from May 1, 2018, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a campaign rally in Baghdad, Iraq (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
May 12, 2018, 8:10 am
Al-Abadi defeated IS. Why won’t he sweep Iraq’s elections?
Despite Iraqi PM's successes, split among Shiite voters and anger over economy are roadblocks in his bid for reelection Saturday
By PHILIP ISSA and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
In this May 4, 2018 photo, followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a campaign rally in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
May 11, 2018, 12:07 pm
Iraq holds its first parliamentary election since IS defeat
Nearly 7,000 candidates, including 2,600 women, are running Saturday for 329 seats with no single party expected to win majority
By AP
The cover page on the Foreign Ministry's new Facebook page 'Israel in Iraqi dialect' (screen shot: Facebook)
May 6, 2018, 10:16 pm
Israel reaches out to Iraqis on Facebook
Foreign Ministry's new 'digital embassy' seeks to harness war-torn country's supposed affinity for Israel with page highlighting 'glorious' Jewish-Iraqi history
By Raphael Ahren
Mahane Yehuda's Iraqi Market (Shmuel Bar-Am)
From the WebMay 3, 2018, 2:57 am
With Jews largely gone from Iraq, memories survive in Israel
Some of Israel's 600,000 Iraqi descendants share with Reuters their perspectives on the 2,500 year-old community's past and present
Ancient artifacts, smuggled into the US in violation of federal law and shipped to Hobby Lobby stores, are shown at an event returning the artifacts to Iraq May 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
May 2, 2018, 11:41 pm
US returns 3,800 smuggled ‘biblical’ artifacts to Iraq
Officials hand over cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, clay bullae bought by Hobby Lobby with mission to preserve treasures
By AFP
A picture taken on April 29, 2018, in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad's Central Criminal Court, shows Russian women who have been sentenced to life in prison on grounds of joining the Islamic State terror group standing with their children in a hallway. (AFP Photo/Ammar Karim)
April 29, 2018, 5:54 pm
Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life for joining IS
6 Azeri and 4 Tajik women also receive life; most say they were tricked into going to country
By AFP
Iraqi forces are seen in November 4, 2017, in the center of the Iraqi city of Qaim, after retaking it from Islamic State jihadists a day earlier. (AFP Photo/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
April 23, 2018, 3:25 pm
Islamic State calls for attacks on Arab states, shifting focus from West
Spokesman for jihadist terror group says there is no difference between attacking Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, Iran, or their 'American Crusader allies'
By Stuart Winer
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