After three weeks of destructive fighting, the US military claims to have re-taken control of the city of Karbala from the Iraqi resistance fighters being led by Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

BAGHDAD – Iraq's top Shiite cleric says more than 13 million have gathered in the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the annual commemoration marking the end of the mourning period for the ...

BAGHDADBAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say two car bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims south of the holy city of Karbala have killed 22 people. The pilgrims were on their way to Karbala to take part in an ...