Iraqis Vote

AP: Iraqis Go to the Polls in 15 Countries---

AMMAN, Jordan - Iraqi expatriates voting Tuesday for a parliament in their homeland said they want stability and an end to the violence in Iraq. But the voters — in 15 countries around the world — were as divided on how to get there as as their communities are back home.

Strong voter turnout was seen in polling stations around the world, including in Syria, Jordan and Iran, where Associated Press reporters witnessed heavier turnout compared to Iraq's landmark January elections. Official turnout figures were not immediately available.

Sunni Arab, Shiite and Kurdish concerns were reflected among many of the Iraqis living in neighboring countries, Europe and the United States. Voters came from all stages of their country's stormy past — those who fled Saddam Hussein's regime, and others who left amid the 2003 U.S.-led invasion or took refuge abroad from the relentless bloodshed that followed.

The Independent Eletoral Commission of Iraq