Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. CN-Iraqi Elections Coming Amid Surge of Violence On April 30th Iraq will hold its first national election since U.S. military forces withdrew from the country in 2011. The voting will take place amid a surge of bloody violence and sectarian strife that has claimed thousands of lives. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel reports __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1901577.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1901577.html