Over 2 million people are expected to make their way to the Holy City by Tuesday. The circulation of vehicles is banned to avoid possible car bombs. Check points, body checks and house by house ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the second year, large crowds gathered in Kerbala for Ashura's Tuwairij run. Pilgrims poured into the shrine of Imam Hussein, ...

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims burn a tent as they re-enact a scene from the 7th century battle of Kerbala during a ceremony marking Ashura in the holy city of Kerbala BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 31 people ...

A Iraqi flag is held by fans during the game of the West Asia Football Federation Championship between Iraq and Lebanon in the holy city of Kerbala KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - The match should have been ...

HILLA, IRAQ: A woman detonated her explosive belt in a market east of the Shia holy city of Kerbala on Friday, killing at least 30 and wounding 35, Iraqi security sources said. Islamic State claimed ...

At least 31 pilgrims have been killed after part of a walkway collapsed as tens of thousands of Shi'ite Muslims celebrated Ashoura in Iraq's Kerbala. Around 100 others were injured as a stampede broke ...

In the history of humankind, many battles have been fought and continue to be fought. The ones that are written in the history books are the ones that leave some sort of lasting impression. One such ...