An Iraqi raises his inked finger after voting in the
constitutional referendum in the Sunni-dominated town of Falluja, about 50
km (30 miles) west of Baghdad, October 15, 2005. Polls opened on time on
Saturday for the country's landmark referendum, with more than 15 million
Iraqis registered to vote "yes" or "no" to a new draft constitution. Iraq
has tightened security across the country, closing its borders and
increasing police and army patrols, hoping to foil insurgents who have
threatened attacks aimed at derailing the vote. [Reuters]
An Iraqi man casts his ballot at a polling station in
the southern Iraqi city of Basra October 15, 2005. [Reuters]
An Iraqi woman waits to cast her vote at a polling
station in the southern Iraqi city of Basra October 15, 2005.
[Reuters]
