伊拉克安全部隊成員率先投票選舉新議會

Members of Iraq's security forces began voting Monday in the country's first election since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in late 2011.

The security forces are voting two days ahead of the rest of Iraq for the new parliament.

The lead-up to the vote has been marred by violence with Sunni militants targeting security forces and members of the nation's Shi'ite majority.

Analysts say voters Wednesday will likely cast ballots along sectarian and ethnic lines.伊拉克安全部隊成員星期一開始參加投票。自美國軍隊2011年底撤離後，這是伊拉克首次舉行選舉。

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伊拉克安全部隊率先投票，其他選民將在兩天後投票選舉新議會。

投票開始前，伊拉克不斷髮生暴力事件，遜尼派激進分子襲擊安全部隊和在伊拉克佔多數的什葉派穆斯林。

分析人士說，伊拉斯選民星期三很可能以教派和種族因素來決定投票意向。