Parliamentary election campaign starts in Iraq

By Sameer Yacoub

Published April 1, 2014 6:50pm ET

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Parliamentary election campaign starts in Iraq — Iraqi traffic police officers control traffic in front of election campaign posters in Baghdad, Iraq,Tuesday April 1, 2014. The election campaign kicked off Tuesday with Iraqi towns and cities flooded with posters of the candidates for parliament seats on main streets and intersections. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) | Karim Kadim

BAGHDAD (AP) — Campaigning officially kicked off Tuesday for Iraq’s first parliamentary elections since the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country more than two years ago, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seeking a new term at a time of escalating sectarian violence.

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