Thousands of mourners gathered in Iraq's holy city of Karbala to pay their final respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The procession marks the sixth and final day of his funeral journey before his body returns to Mashhad, Iran, for burial.

Khamenei funeral: Thousands flood Iraq's Najaf & Karbala for slain Supreme Leader's funeral

Tens of thousands of Muslims across the globe on Tuesday observed Ashura, an annual commemoration mourning the seventh-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussein.

Muslim pilgrims marked holy day of Ashura in Iraqi city of Karbala

Unrest courtings on pilgrims in fact walked through Iraq on their way to Karbala the city receives millions of worshipers for urban rituals every single year.

Shia Muslims observe Arbaaen: Millions of pilgrims reach Iraq's Karbala

For centuries Iraqis leaned on religion to grieve the costs of war. Now a deadly pandemic and the deaths of young protestors have lent greater sorrow to their prayers.

Iraq’s religion, and fury, within the time of coronavirus

Tears, gloves, masks: Thousands Shiite pilgrims come out to mark Ashura in city of Karbala

Thousands of tearful Shiite pilgrims wearing gloves and face masks flooded Iraq's holy city of Karbala Sunday to mark Ashura, one of the largest Muslim gatherings since the Covid-19 pandemic started.

Masks and tears: Shiites mark Ashura in Iraq's Karbala despite coronavirus

Iraqi security forces fired live rounds Monday at anti-government protesters in Baghdad, hours after four demonstrators were shot dead outside the Iranian consulate in the holy city of Karbala.

Iraq forces fire on Baghdad protesters after four killed in Karbala

Three protesters were shot dead overnight during a demonstration outside the Iranian consulate in Iraq's holy city of Karbala, the head of the forensics department there told AFP on Monday.

Three protesters killed in Iraq's Karbala near Iran consulate: Report

At least 31 pilgrims died on Tuesday in a stampede at a major shrine in Iraq's Karbala where they were marking the holy day of Ashura, the country's health ministry said.

At least 31 killed in Iraq's Karbala shrine stampede

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