Fighters-turned-candidates vie for votes ahead of Iraqi elections #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iraq heads to the polls on Saturday in its first general elections since last year's defeat of the Islamic State (IS) group. Candidates include former fighters and newly inclusive Islamists. But can they rebuild and reunite a destroyed nation?

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