 This area, in-and-around the contentious Abu Ghraib Qada – previously the "home" of the insurgency – contained more than 2.5 million people (comparable to the city of Baltimore), and contained 18 important Iraqi government buildings (including the Iraqi Parliament) as well as 23 international embassies (to include that of the United States).The 7 March 2010 national elections demonstrated that ISF could create and execute a comprehensive security plan.With 4/2 SBCT helping to facilitate ISF security operations, 62% of Iraqis turned out to vote despite early morning violence.