KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
![An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shia Muslims take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016 [Ali Mohammed / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161011_2_19516182_14939838.jpg?w=247&h=374&ssl=1 "Aerial view of Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine")
An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shia Muslims take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016 [Ali Mohammed / Anadolu Agency]
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
![An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shia Muslims take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016 [Ali Mohammed / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161011_2_19516182_14939840-e1625911463755.jpg?w=765&h=509&ssl=1 "Aerial view of Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine")
An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shia Muslims take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016 [Ali Mohammed / Anadolu Agency]
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
![An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016 [Ali Mohammed/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161011_2_19516182_14939845.jpg?w=595&h=338&ssl=1 "Aerial view of Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine")
An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016 [Ali Mohammed/Anadolu Agency]
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )
KARBALA, IRAQ – OCTOBER 11: An aerial view shows the Imam Hussein shrine and Imam Abbas shrine as Iraqi Shiites take part in commemorations during the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq on October 11, 2016. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )