Shafaq News / A security force thwarted an attempt to storm an electoral center in the eastern part of the capital, Baghdad, on Monday evening by a group claiming allegiance to a well-known political faction.

A source informed Shafaq News Agency that three vehicles lacking license plates

Shafaq News/ On Monday, an explosion was heard near an electoral center in the Kufa district, marking the second incident targeting electoral centers within hours.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that unidentified men threw a sound grenade into a river near the electoral centers,

Shafaq News/ On Monday, the Election Commission closed the polls for the provincial and district council elections in 15 governorates.

The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Omar Ahmed, reported a 17% voting participation rate as of midday.

Several governorates, including