BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in the Iraqi city of Karbala for Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...

Karbala, scene of the first major ground combat between the U.S. Army and Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards, is also the site of one of the most important battles in Islamic history. In the year 680, ...

KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite Muslims packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who became a ...

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 ...

Pakistan, July 6 -- Thousands of Shi'ite Muslims gathered in Karbala, Iraq on Sunday to mark Ashura - the most sacred day in the Shi'ite Islamic calendar - amid strict security measures across the ...

KARBALA, Iraq - U.S. soldiers backed by tanks and helicopters battled fighters loyal to a radical cleric near a mosque in this holy city Wednesday, hours after Iraqi leaders agreed on a proposal that ...