巴格达—最近，伊拉克举行了自2011年美军撤离后的第一次议会选举。 这次选举是在暴力活动不断升级、直指2005—2007年动乱程度的情况下举行的。
BAGHDAD – Iraq’s recent parliamentary election, the first since United States troops left the country in 2011, was held amid a rising tide of violence that is fast approaching the levels experienced during the 2005-2007 insurgency.