Shiites mark holy day in defiance of jihadists
Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Nov 04, 2014 - Huge crowds of Shiites gathered in Iraq and Lebanon Tuesday to mark a key holy day in defiance of jihadists from the Islamic State group. Police and troops were out in force as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims massed in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala to commemorate Ashura. Tens of thousands more rallied in Beirut, where the head of the Shiite militant Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasral ... more
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