Iraqi Election (50 images)

An Iraqi voter shows her ink-stained finger after voting at a polling station in Baghdad on January 31, 2009. Iraqis voted behind barbed wire, heavy police patrol, and checkpoints preventing any major violence during the election. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

Soldiers patrol near a polling station in Baghdad on January 31, 2009. Iraqis voted behind barbed wire, heavy police patrol, and checkpoints preventing any major violence during the election. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

An Iraqi woman looks over her ballot at a polling station in Baghdad's on January 31, 2009. Iraqis voted behind barbed wire, heavy police patrol, and checkpoints preventing any major violence during the election. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

An Iraqi voter look over a ballot at a polling station in Baghdad on January 31, 2009. Iraqis voted behind barbed wire, heavy police patrol, and checkpoints preventing any major violence during the election. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)