Strict rules at polling stations on guns and cigarettes

Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has posted strict rules for entering polling stations: no smoking, no talking on phones, no photography and no guns.

Despite this, some social media users noted that certain political figures were not necessarily strictly adhering to the rules.

A video showing influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr heading to the polls appeared to also show one of his entourage with a pistol stuffed in his trousers: