Shiites and Kurds big winners in Iraq election

Clergy-backed Shiites and independence-minded Kurds swept to victory in Iraq’s elections, according to final results released tonight.

Shiites and Kurds big winners in Iraq election

Clergy-backed Shiites and independence-minded Kurds swept to victory in Iraq’s elections, according to final results released tonight.

The results propel to power the groups that suffered most under Saddam Hussein and forced Sunni Arabs to the margins for the first time in modern history.

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