Millions join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid fears of US-Iran escalation
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Iraq has found itself in the crosshairs of both sides and has sought to avoid getting pulled further into the conflict.
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Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow of ongoing regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in the U.S.-Iran war.
