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Global News Portfolio: Casualties of War: Election Day Martyr

  • With hands of family members reaching out to him, Karim Rahim Judi Yacoubi, bottom right, shouts out in grief as he holds the corpse of his brother, Naim, 37, who was killed during a suicide bombing during Election Day in Baghdad. Naim was killed while he was taking tea to election officials at an Iskin neighborhood polling station where he had voted earlier that day. Naim’s body was being prepared for burial in the Najaf cemetery washroom when the family mobbed the body in an outpouring of grief.
  • Karim Rahim Judi Yacoubi, bottom left, holds the corpse of his dead brother, Naim, 37, as he and his brothers, Salim, center in a green jacket, and Hadi, right, scream out in grief in the washroom where Naim’s body was being prepared for burial in the Najaf cemetery. Naim was killed during a suicide bombing on Election Day in Baghdad.
  • Salim Rahim Judi Yacoubi, gently kisses the hand of the corpse of his brother, Naim, 37, who was killed during a suicide bombing on Election Day in Baghdad. Naim was killed while he was taking tea to election officials at an Iskin neighborhood polling station where he had voted earlier that day.
  • Family members of Naim Rahim Judi Yacoubi, shout out in grief as they wait for his corpse to be washed and prepared for burial at the Najaf cemetery. Naim was killed while he was taking tea to election officials at an Iskin neighborhood polling station where he had voted earlier that day. While many Iraqis were joyous to have the opportunity to vote, others paid the ultimate price.
  • Karim Rahim Judi Yacoubi, center, weeps as he and his brothers carry the corpse of their dead brother, Naim, 37, to be blessed at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf before burial. Naim was killed while he was taking tea to election officials at an Iskin neighborhood polling station where he had voted earlier that day.
  • A gravedigger reaches for the body of, Naim Rahim Judi Yacoubi, 37, to lower him into his grave. While many Iraqis were joyous to have the opportunity to vote, others paid the ultimate price.
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