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Iraq elections, 2005, a photo gallery - This photo gallery was begun on December 19, 2004
"Vote for Iraq!" An Iraqi girl holds up a sign bearing her country's flag with Arabic writing in it, which reads "Vote for Iraq," during a celebration in central Baghdad, January 29, 2005. Photo credit: Ceerwan Aziz, Reuters
Iraqis celebrate their country's upcoming national elections in central Baghdad, January 29, 2005. Photo credit: Ceerwan Aziz, Reuters
Casey cases out the joint. Commander of Multi National Forces in Iraq U.S. General George Casey in inspection to Diyala's Joint coordination center for incoming elections in Baquba on January 29, 2005. Photo credit: Nikola, Reuters
An Iraqi voter, kissing a balloting box, Jan. 29, 2005 in Damascus, Syria, the second day of absentee balloting for Iraq (news - web sites)'s Jan. 30 national election. More than 200,000 Iraqis are living in Syria and around 16,581 of them have registered to vote. Photo credit: Bassem Tellawi, AP
"Elect Iraq." An Iraqi private security member, wearing an "Elect Iraq" badge on his body armour, guards outside the Iraqi National Accord party offices, which support interim Prime Minister Ayid Allawi, in Basra, southern Iraq, January 29, 2005. Security remains very high ahead of the elections scheduled on January 30. Photo credit: Toby Melville, Reuters
Washignton Guard on patrol. Members of the 1-161 Infantry of the Washington State National Guard patrol past a polling station in Jisr Diala south of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 29, 2005, a day ahead of Sunday's landmark election. In an effort to thwart car bomb attacks, the military will only allow official vehicles on the road during elections Sunday. Iraqi forces are expected to provide primary security at polling stations.Photo credit: John Moore, AP
Constant practice, rehearsal, exercise. Iraqi soldiers practice their technique for searching voters at a polling center in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 29, 2005, on the eve of national elections. Attacks on polling stations were reported in a total of seven cities from Dohuk in the far north to Baghdad in the center and Basra in the south.Photo credit: Jim MacMillan, AP
Iraqis are risking everything. An injured Iraqi policeman is rescued from the spot after being shot in the knee during fighting in the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 29, 2005. Iraqi troops and police intensified their deployment on Baghdad streets from the early hours of Saturday, just one day away from the national elections on Jan. 30. Photo credit: Khalid Mohammed, AP
Keep the streets clear, reduce the threat. The early morning Baghdad streets are empty as tough new security regulations go into effect prior to Sunday's Iraqi election January 29, 2005. Insurgents bent on wrecking the January 30 election in Iraq killed 10 Iraqis and five U.S. troops even as the government imposed extraordinary security restrictions to try to safeguard the polls. An extended curfew was imposed in most cities from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Photo credit: Ceerwan Aziz, Reuters
Another school-polling place blown up. An Iraqi boy runs past a car just as it explodes in front of a school scheduled to be used as a voting center in Baghdad, January 28, 2005. Iraq clamped tough security measures across the country, sealing land borders and curbing travel to foil insurgents bent on wrecking Sunday's election, but a car bomb killed four people in Baghdad. Photo credit: Ali Jasim, Reuters |
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