Iraqis vote as Abadi seeks to fend off Iran-backed rivals

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqis voted on Saturday for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State, with Prime Minister Haider
Abadi, an ally of both the United States and Iran, trying to fend off powerful Shi'ite political groups that would pull the country closer
to Tehran.