Published: 14 Dec 2014 - 01:48 am | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 09:58 pm
Shia pilgrims gather as they commemorate Arbain in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, yesterday. Iraqi officials said millions of Shia pilgrims from across Iraq and neighbouring countries were expected in Kerbala for the Arbain ritual, which marks the last of 40 days of mourning for the death of Imam Hussein around 1,300 years ago.
