Feb 27th, 2008 · Shiite Muslims across the Middle East and Asia are marking the "Arbaeen" -- the end of the annual mourning period for the death of Imam Hussein, the revered Shiite saint. While millions make the pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq, a group of women in Baghdad gather for a smaller ceremony.
Nov 2nd, 2007 · The U.S. military transfers control of security in Karbala to Iraqi forces. It's one of eight provinces now under Iraqi control. There have been other measures of progress. But many are not convinced the positive developments at the local level are enough in place of national progress.
Oct 29th, 2007 · The U.S. military turns over security to Iraqi forces in Shiite-dominated Karbala, the eighth of 18 provinces to revert to Iraqi control since the U.S. invasion. Meanwhile, a suicide bomber on a bicycle blows himself up in a crowd of police recruits, killing at least 27 people.
Aug 29th, 2007 · Tensions between rival Shiite factions are running high, following two days of clashes in the holy city of Karbala that left at least 50 dead and more than 200 wounded. The violence in Karbala sparked clashes in several other Shiite towns in southern Iraq.
Aug 28th, 2007 · Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims are fleeing the holy city of Karbala amid clashes between rival Shiite factions that have left at least 24 dead and dozens wounded. The fighting broke out late Monday.
Aug 28th, 2007 · A curfew is imposed in the holy city and more than 1 million pilgrims are instructed to leave after violence kills at least 27 people and wounds dozens more.
Apr 14th, 2007 · A car bomb exploded Saturday near a Shiite shrine in Karbala, killing at least 37 people. In Baghdad, 10 people died after an explosion on the Jadriyah Bridge. Sudarsan Raghavan, Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post, talks about the latest news in Iraq.
Mar 12th, 2007 · A suicide bomber killed more than two-dozen Shiites Sunday, a day after a regional conference in Baghdad focused on improving Iraqi security. The religious pilgrims killed in the attack were returning from the holy city of Karbala.