THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Iraqis Vote; Early Voting in Mosul

Iraqi fire fighters come to place their votes for this year's elections at an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi army, police and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi soldier from 1st Battalion, 12th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi army division, shows that he's voted at an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi army, police, etc. and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi soldier from 1st Battalion, 12th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi army division, searches an Iraqi policeman before allowing him to enter an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi army, police and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi soldier from 1st Battalion, 12th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi army division, searches an Iraqi policeman before allowing him to enter an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi army, police, etc. and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi soldier from 1st Battalion, 12th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi army Division, searches an Iraqi policeman before entering an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi army, police, etc. and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

Iraqi soldier from 1st Battalion, 12th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi army division, shows that a fellow soldier has voted at an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi army, police, etc. and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi soldier from 1st Battalion, 12th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi army division, shows that he's voted at an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi Army, police, etc. and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

Iraqi soldiers from 1st Battalion, 12th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi army division, guard the entrance to an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi Army, police, etc. and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

A poster urging locals to vote during the 2009 elections in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi soldier from 1st Battalion, 12th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi army division, guards the entrance to an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi army, police and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi soldier from 1st Battalion, 12th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi army division, searches an Iraqi policeman before allowing him to enter an election polling station in the Al Faisalia neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 28. It is the voting day for government workers such as Iraqi army, police, etc. and people with special needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)