A suicide attack near a Shi'ite shrine killed at least 36 people on Monday in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, a health official said. The attack came as United States Vice-President Dick Cheney visited Baghdad on a surprise trip and met several US ...
KARBALA, Iraq -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki clamped a curfew on the shrine city of Karbala Wednesday, after gunbattles in its crowded streets turned a Shiite pilgrimage into a bloodbath with 52 people dead. Maliki accused members of ...
KARBALA, Iraq -- Shiite pilgrims toting green flags arrived in their thousands by foot, vehicle, and donkey cart from across Iraq in the shrine city of Karbala Monday, the eve of a major religious ceremony. Scores of tents were erected to welcome ...
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