An Iraqi soldier patrols at the entrance

An Iraqi soldier patrols at the entrance to the holy city of Karbala as part of security measures for Ashura on December 22, 2009. Ashura is a Shiite religious event marked over ten days of mourning, commemorating the death of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in the seventh century (680 AD) by the armies of the caliph Yazid in the battle of Karbala in central Iraq. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED SAWAF (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP via Getty Images)
An Iraqi soldier patrols at the entrance to the holy city of Karbala as part of security measures for Ashura on December 22, 2009. Ashura is a Shiite religious event marked over ten days of mourning, commemorating the death of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in the seventh century (680 AD) by the armies of the caliph Yazid in the battle of Karbala in central Iraq. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED SAWAF (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP via Getty Images)
An Iraqi soldier patrols at the entrance
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