Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Children walk in mud as Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
A person walks in mud as Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
A man walks with a flag as Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
A woman is seen as Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
Shia Muslims begin their march from Ra’s al-Bisha region in the Al-Faw town of the southernmost part of Iraq, set out for the city of Karbala, a distance of 745 kilometers, in memory of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Al-Hussein on August 16, 2023 [Haidar Mohammed Ali/Anadolu Agency]
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