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 ...

OUTSKIRTS OF KARBALA, Iraq—Near the holy city of Karbala, the Army's 3rd Infantry Division hoped to find the battle it's been looking for since it landed in the Iraqi desert from the pine woods of ...

U.S. soldiers spearheading the push toward Baghdad advanced through a gap west of Karbala on Wednesday after a night-long bombardment of the Shiite holy city and the first major ground battle against ...

Advancing on Baghdad from both the southwest and the southeast, U.S. ground forces Wednesday penetrated the Iraqi capital's "red zone" defensive cordon and fought Saddam Hussein's battle-hardened ...