Iraq readies for first election since end of ISIS war

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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq is gearing up for key parliamentary elections on Saturday, May 12, some five months after declaring victory over the Islamic State group (IS, formerly known as ISIS or the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq), with the dominant Shiites split, the Kurds in disarray and Sunnis sidelined.

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