Fighters from the former Al-Nusra Front—renamed Fateh al-Sham Front after breaking from Al-Qaeda—south of Aleppo on August 6, 2016. October 10 marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala, which ...

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is considered sacred by Muslims around the world. The onset of the holy month is marked by a period of deep mourning and reflection, especially on ...

Every year, Shiite Muslims mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussain with a mourning period that lasts a total of 50 days. Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, ...

KARBALA, Iraq — The wide streets leading to the gloriously mosaicked shrines of Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein used to be so thronged with pilgrims and peddlers selling religious mementos that cars could ...

Three U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi police officers were killed in an overnight firefight with Shiite Muslims in the holy city of Karbala. Ray Suarez speaks with Newsweek correspondent Christian Caryl ...

Militia violence has driven antigovernment protesters underground and shaken Karbala, a city of gold-domed Shiite shrines. By Jane Arraf KARBALA, Iraq — One night in May, Samira Abbas Kadhim was up ...