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BAGHDAD (AP) — Amid chilly temperatures and heavy security, thousands of black-clad pilgrims from across Iraq marched Thursday in the annual procession in marking the death of a Shiite saint.
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/shiite-pilgrims-march-through-baghdad-surrounded-by-security/"></div>BAGHDAD (AP) — Amid chilly temperatures and heavy security, thousands of black-clad pilgrims from across Iraq marched Thursday in the annual procession in marking the death of a Shiite saint. Pilgrims traditionally travel on foot to the shrine and burial site of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, the seventh of 12 Shiite imams who died in a […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- Ad...
Participants wore black and some self-flagellated as they took part in the march to honour Imam Moussa al-Kadhim who lived in the eighth century.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Three Iraqi troops were killed Thursday when a suspected Islamic State militant detonated an explosive vest, state media reported, as security forces remain on high alert for sectarian attacks.
Three Iraqi troops were killed Thursday when a suspected Islamic State militant detonated an explosive vest, state media reported, as security forces remain on high alert for sectarian attacks.