Iraqis still dealing with aftermath of war against Daesh as election nears
The Iraqi government is preparing for parliamentary elections in May. But much of the country is still dealing with the aftermath of the fight against Daesh.
Iraqis are issued electronic voting cards in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. More than 24 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots in May in the country's fourth parliamentary elections since the US-led invasion in 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein.
Mosul, one of the world's oldest cities, is now rubble.
Candidates for Iraq's parliament are campaigning here, promising that help will come.
Two-and-a-half million of the city's people are living in refugee camps.
They say their central government in Baghdad is going ahead with elections, while they're still homeless.
The government says it is reaching out to international donors, and trying to raise nearly $90 billion
And aid groups have pledged hundreds of millions.
The government says it will hold parliamentary elections on May 12.
But many people are asking how Iraq's government will spend the donations to rebuild their country.
TRT World’s Yasin Eken reports.
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