Female candidate Rabba Mohammed pastes a campaign poster on a wall in Ramadi, April 27, 2014. Candidates in the largest Sunni province of Anbar, Iraq where security forces are locked in a four-month battle with Al Qaeda offshoot the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), continued their low-profile campaigns ahead of the April 30 elections. In the streets of Ramadi city where fighting erupted following an Iraqi police operation targeting a Sunni Muslim protest camp last December, there is little sign of campaigning. Rabba Mohammed , a female candidate, said on April 20 that the recent situation in the Anbar province was a key reason for her to run. REUTERS/Ali al-Mashhadani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Sheik Qais Khazaali, main leader of militant group Asaib Ahl Haq (League of the Righteous), speaks to his supporters to announce his election platform and to promote candidates of Al-Sadiqoon during a ceremony in Baghdad April 25, 2014. The elections, a key test for the country's fledgling democracy, will take place against a backdrop of increasing violence and fighting in western Anbar province to expel al-Qaeda linked groups. The run-up to the national election on April 30 has been marred by attacks. A series of explosions killed 28 people and wounded more than 40 at Asaib's rally in Iraq on Friday, police and medical sources said. Picture taken April 25, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

An Iraqi man living in Jordan casts his ballot at a polling station in a government school in Amman April 27, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Iraqis living in Jordan walk past a poster of Jordan's King Abdullah after they cast their ballots at a polling station in a government school in Amman April 27, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Mourners carry the coffin of Abdul Kareem Mohammed Jarrad Al-Dosari in Zubair, near Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad April 26, 2014. Gunmen shot dead Dosari, who was a candidate for the upcoming elections representing the secular al-Badeel party, and two of his bodyguards in Zubair on Saturday, according to police. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Mourners grieve near the coffin of Abdul Kareem Mohammed Jarrad Al-Dosari in Zubair, near Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad April 26, 2014. Gunmen shot dead Dosari, who was a candidate for the upcoming elections representing the secular al-Badeel party, and two of his bodyguards in Zubair on Saturday, according to police. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Mourners grieve near the coffin of a fighter of the Shi'ite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, who was killed in one of Friday's bomb attacks in Baghdad, during a funeral in Najaf April 26, 2014. A series of explosions killed 28 people and wounded more than 40 at a Shi'ite political organisation's rally in Iraq on Friday, police and medical sources said. The militant group Asaib Ahl Haq (League of the Righteous) was presenting its candidates for elections on April 30 at the rally in eastern Baghdad. Three bombs exploded in succession as people were leaving, Reuters reporters at the scene said. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) 

A man wounded after a car bomb attack during a Shi'ite political organisation's rally reacts at the site in Baghdad, April 25, 2014. A series of explosions killed 18 people at a Shi'ite political organisation's rally in Iraq on Friday, police and medical sources said. The militant group, Asaib Ahl Haq (League of the Righteous), introduced its candidates for elections on April 30 at the rally in eastern Baghdad. Three bombs exploded in succession as people were leaving, Reuters reporters at the scene said. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

An explosion is seen during a car bomb attack at a Shi'ite political organisation's rally in Baghdad, April 25, 2014. A series of explosions killed 18 people at a Shi'ite political organisation's rally in Iraq on Friday, police and medical sources said. The militant group, Asaib Ahl Haq (League of the Righteous), introduced its candidates for elections on April 30 at the rally in eastern Baghdad. Three bombs exploded in succession as people were leaving, Reuters reporters at the scene said. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Iraqi women candidates attend a debate forum in Baghdad, April 19, 2014. As Iraq's general election draws closer, both men and women are vying for seats in the country's parliament. But this year's election, the first one after the withdrawal of U.S troops in 2011, has seen an increase in the number of female candidates. According to an Iraqi election official, women make up around 30 to 35 percent of the candidates in the April 30 election. "The total number of nominees in the 2010 parliamentary election was about 690, including 200 or 199 female candidates. As for the upcoming election the number of nominees is 740 to 780, the number of women candidates is 221. Picture taken April 19, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQCIVIL UNREST - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (front 3rd L) takes part in a ceremony to announce his election platform as well as promote candidates of State of Law coalition in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, April 17, 2014. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) 

Ammar al-Hakim (C), leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, speaks to his supporters during a ceremony held to announce his election platform, in Baghdad April 5, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION ELECTIONS) 

A man looks at an election campaign poster of Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Shahristani in Baghdad April 3, 2014. Iraq's parliamentary election is scheduled for April 30. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Crates of logistics equipment for the upcoming parliamentary election are unloaded from a cargo plane at the international airport in Najaf, south of Baghdad, April 7, 2014. Iraq's parliamentary election is scheduled for later this month. Picture taken April 7, 2014. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS TRANSPORT)