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Once everywhere, Saddam's image scrubbed from Baghdad

Iraqis and American Marines pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad’s Firdos Square in April 2003 in an iconic moment in the U.S.-led invasion

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Shiites the big winners in Iraq since US toppled Saddam

Shiites the big winners in Iraq since US toppled Saddam

Baghdad (AFP) - Twenty years after US-led forces ousted Iraq's Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein, the long-oppressed Shiite majority dominates the country's politics, with all the powers and pitfalls that come with government.

Kadhimi: Iraq Witnessing the Most Difficult Crises since 2003

Kadhimi: Iraq Witnessing the Most Difficult Crises since 2003

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday said that Iraq is witnessing one of the most difficult political crises since 2003, but affirmed determination to overcome it. “We keep no secret from our people that Iraq is passing through a political crisis that could be one of the most difficult…

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Influx of Iranians bolsters Iraq's Arbaeen pilgrimage

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - Twenty million pilgrims, swelled by a record influx of Iranians, have converged on the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, an annual Shiite festival that climaxes on Saturday.

How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition

Each year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Before the pandemic, this event reportedly drew more than 30 million people, but in recent years participation declined to more than 14 million. This procession from Najaf to Karbala, where Hussein…

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Eighth body pulled from Iraq shrine landslide

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - The body of an eighth pilgrim was pulled from an Iraqi shrine on Monday, two days after its partial collapse in a landslide, with rescuers announcing an end to the search for more victims.

Two more bodies pulled from Iraq shrine landslide

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - The bodies of two pilgrims were pulled from an Iraqi shrine Monday, two days after its partial collapse in a landslide, taking the overall toll to seven dead, rescuers said.

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Five pilgrims killed in landslide at Iraq Muslim shrine

Five pilgrims killed in landslide at Iraq Muslim shrine

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - Rescue workers searched through the rubble of a Shiite Muslim shrine in central Iraq into Sunday night, after a landslide killed at least five people including a child.

Bleeding Muslims mark festival in India's Hindu heartland

Bleeding Muslims mark festival in India's Hindu heartland

Lucknow (India) (AFP) - Bleeding from self-inflicted wounds, Shiite Muslims marked the festival of Ashura on Tuesday deep in the heartland of India's Hindu nationalist government -- with many Hindus even taking part.

Shiite Muslims throng Iraqi shrine city to mark Ashura

Shiite Muslims throng Iraqi shrine city to mark Ashura

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims on Tuesday marked the festival of Ashura in Iraq's holy city of Karbala, the burial place of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.

Shiite Muslims in Mideast mark solemn holy day of Ashorua

Shiite Muslims in Mideast mark solemn holy day of Ashorua

Millions of Shiite Muslims, from Iran to Afghanistan and Pakistan, are marking the festival of Ashoura

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In Baghdad's Sadr City, cleric's support underpins protests

In Baghdad's Sadr City, cleric's support underpins protests

Residents of the impoverished Baghdad suburb of Sadr City say they they support an influential Shiite cleric who called on thousands of his followers to storm Iraq's parliament

The Independent UK

Sisi Inaugurates Al-Hussein Mosque after Renovation

Sisi Inaugurates Al-Hussein Mosque after Renovation

After 21 days of non-stop work, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated the Imam Hussein Mosque in central Cairo.

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