´óÏó´«Ã½

« Previous | Main | Next »

Hugh Sykes in Iraq....

Post categories:

Sequin | 13:36 UK time, Monday, 8 March 2010

You may have heard Hugh on PM, BH and the World this Weekend reporting on the Iraqi elections. As he waits for early results later this week, here are some impressions of life there through his camera lens:

P1170171.JPG
Early morning voters in a village near the edge of the desert beyond Ramadi west of Baghdad.

P1170243.JPGA similar scene in Najaf, far to the south


P1170244.JPG
The next photo and the 5 below were taken at a polling station in Najaf.

P1170246.JPG


P1170249.JPG

P1170255.JPG

P1170252.JPG

P1170257.JPG

P1160982.JPGThe next four were taken in a park in Baghdad, where a political rally was taking place late one afternoon.

P1160970.JPG

P1160969.JPG

P1160987.JPG

P1170003.JPGAnd the following six are of soldiers and police who had a special voting day on Thursday.

P1170019.JPG

P1170030.JPG

P1170045.JPG

P1170070.JPG

P1170090.JPG

Comments

´óÏó´«Ã½ iD

´óÏó´«Ã½ navigation

´óÏó´«Ã½ © 2014 The ´óÏó´«Ã½ is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.