Low voter turnout for the parliamentary elections didn’t stop the violence.

Iraqi cross-border operations left 40 militants dead in Syria.

Attacks left two Kurdish candidates with injuries in the Khanaqin region.

A sniper killed the head of a Sunni brigade near Kirkuk.

An election candidate was attacked at a rally.

A candidate running in May 13 elections was assassinated near Mosul.

Iraqi forces launched new operations in Syria.

A Shi’ite militia leader estimates that 20,000 ISIS militants are left.

The Grand Ayatollah issued a statement encouraging Iraqis to go to the polls; however, he also seemed to be criticizing former prime minister Nouri al Maliki.

Eight foreign ISIS wives were given life sentences for their involvement in the militant group.