Ahead of an April 30 national election in Iraq, candidates in the Anbar province are pressing on with low profile campaigns.<br /> <br />Security forces here have been battling the al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for four months.<br /> <br />Female candidate Rabba Mohammed isn't let the violence stop her.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FEMALE CANDIDATE, RABBA MOHAMMED, SAYING:<br /> <br />"As a national duty and to serve the people of my beloved and oppressed province of Ramadi I decided to run in the parliamentary election. Anbar province is subjected to forceful displacement, destruction, starvation and arbitrary shelling. Anbar province is a stricken area today, in the sense of the word. "<br /> <br />Candidate Aref Al-Sayyiad says security protocols are in place for a smooth election.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) CANDIDATE, AREF AL-SAYYIAD, SAYING:<br /> <br />"We are in the center of Ramadi city the capital of Anbar province. We usually wander around, and there is relative calm. The scheduled
