Iraqis cast their votes amid insurgent violence Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email 7 March 2010: Millions of Iraqis brave threat of insurgent attacks to visit polling stations across the country Sun 7 Mar 2010 07.44 EST First published on Sun 7 Mar 2010 07.44 EST A man on a bicycle covered with flags displays his inked finger after casting his vote in NajafPhotograph: Alaa al-Marjani/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rachida Dati, the French MEP and former justice minister, tours polling sitesPhotograph: Hadi Mizban/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Baghdad's Karada districtPhotograph: Ali Haider/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A woman casts her vote in RamadiPhotograph: Khalid Mohammed/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A woman displays her inked finger after casting her vote in NajafPhotograph: Alaa al-Marjani/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter An Iraqi soldier searches a woman's purse at the entrance to a polling centre in central BaghdadPhotograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A soldier searches a voter and his sons at a polling station in Bagdhad's Karrada neighbourhoodPhotograph: Sabah Arar/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter An election worker checks a man's identification at a polling site in SulaimaniyahPhotograph: Yahya Ahmed/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Iraqi security forces patrol the streets as voters walk to polling stations in RamadiPhotograph: Khalid Mohammed/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Men show their ink-stained fingers after casting their votes at a polling station in FallujaPhotograph: Azhar Shallal/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Iraq's prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, casts his vote at a polling station inside Baghdad's Green ZonePhotograph: Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Iraq's vice-president, Tariq al-Hashemi, casts his vote in the Green ZonePhotograph: Ali Abbas/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter People gather at the scene of an explosion at Kre'at in BaghdadPhotograph: Ali Haider/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Women weep at the scene of the Kre'at explosionPhotograph: Ali Haider/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Topics Iraq