Saturday, April 20, 2013

Iraqis Head to Polls Amidst Bombings and Mortars

Al Qaeda bombs and mortars didn't keep some Iraqis from going to vote, for the first time since US troops left.

Polling stations were the target for several bombings and mortar strikes, on Saturday.

Four people were injured in the attacks, which for a day in Iraq is quite light.

Voter turnout was rather low, coming in at about fifty percent, though it is unclear if that was due to worries of safety or just apathy about the election.

Anbar and Nineweh provinces delayed their elections, as they felt they could not provide adequate security.

Three provinces in the autonomous Kurdistan did not hold elections at all.

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