Baghdad Pilgrimage

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite faithful thronged the mausoleum of Imam Kadhim in Baghdad Sunday for the climax of a week-long pilgrimage that saw millions converge on the Iraqi capital.

Tens of thousands of Shiite faithful converged on a north Baghdad shrine on Tuesday for the peak of an annual pilgrimage, braving the threat of attack after two jihadist bombings.

Deadly violence erupted overnight when Shiite worshippers marched through a Sunni neighbourhood of Baghdad on their way to a shrine for an annual ritual, police said Thursday.

Tens of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converged on Tuesday on a golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad to commemorate a revered eight century saint as troops tightened security after a wave of deadly attacks across Iraq.

Coordinated car bombs in four Iraqi cities targeting Shiite pilgrims killed at least 56 people and wounded dozens more early on Wednesday in Iraq's latest wave of sectarian-fuelled violence, officials said.

A twin car bombing on Friday tore through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims packing a highway as they walked to a holy city south of Baghdad for a major religious observance, killing at least 35 people.

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite faithful thronged the mausoleum of Imam Kadhim in Baghdad Sunday for the climax of a week-long pilgrimage that saw millions converge on the Iraqi capital.

Tens of thousands of Shiite faithful converged on a north Baghdad shrine on Tuesday for the peak of an annual pilgrimage, braving the threat of attack after two jihadist bombings.

Deadly violence erupted overnight when Shiite worshippers marched through a Sunni neighbourhood of Baghdad on their way to a shrine for an annual ritual, police said Thursday.

Tens of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converged on Tuesday on a golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad to commemorate a revered eight century saint as troops tightened security after a wave of deadly attacks across Iraq.

Coordinated car bombs in four Iraqi cities targeting Shiite pilgrims killed at least 56 people and wounded dozens more early on Wednesday in Iraq's latest wave of sectarian-fuelled violence, officials said.

A twin car bombing on Friday tore through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims packing a highway as they walked to a holy city south of Baghdad for a major religious observance, killing at least 35 people.