Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr casts his vote Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader Moqtada al-Sadr casts his vote inside a polling station in the central holy city of Najaf, as the country votes in the first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State (IS) group. Polling stations opened at 7:00 am for the roughly 24.5 million registered voters to cast their ballots across the conflict-scarred nation. IMAGES