Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather along the walk way between the Imam Hussein Shrine (background) and the Imam Abbas shrine (not seen) on December 3, 2015, in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, 120 kms south of the capital Baghdad, during the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th day after the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, who was killed in 680 AD. Millions of Shiite Muslims, beating their heads and chests in mourning, packed the Iraqi city of Karbala for the culmination of one of the world's largest religious events. AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED SAWAF / AFP / MOHAMMED SAWAF (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP/Getty Images)
أعلنت السلطات العراقية عن توافد أكثر من 26 مليون زائر إلى مدينة كربلاء للمشاركة بإحياء “أربعينية” الإمام الحسين بن علي، بحسب ما نقله تلفزيون العراقية الرسمي.
