Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr maintain social distancing as they attend Friday prayers after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased, in Kufa mosque, near Najaf, Iraq September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "GLOBAL COVID-19" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

An aerial view shows the shrines of Imam Hussein, in Kerbala, Iraq, October 7, 2020. Picture taken October 7, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

A worker stands in the construction site of the Sahn al-Aqila project, a vast expansion to the area adjacent to the Imam Hussein shrine that will be used to welcome mostly Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Kerbala, Iraq, October 26, 2020. Picture taken October 26, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

An aerial view shows the shrines of Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein, in Kerbala, Iraq, October 7, 2020. Picture taken October 7, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

A general view picture shows the Sahn al-Aqila project, a vast expansion to the area adjacent to the Imam Hussein shrine that will be used to welcome mostly Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Kerbala, Iraq, October 26, 2020. Picture taken October 26, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Pilgrims hold an Iraqi flag as they attend the ceremony of Shi'ite ritual of Arbaeen in Kerbala, Iraq, October 7, 2020. Picture taken October 7, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

An aerial view shows the shrines of Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein, in Kerbala, Iraq, October 7, 2020. Picture taken October 7, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

A man wears a mask with images of late Iran's Quds Force top commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis who were killed in a U.S. airstrike, in Kerbala, Iraq, October 7, 2020. Picture taken October 7, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Worshippers pray and read religious books at the Imam Hussein shrine, one of the most revered sites for ShiÕite Muslims in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq November 26, 2020. Picture taken November 26, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/John Davison

Iranian labourers and engineers work on the Sahn al-Aqila project, a vast expansion to the area adjacent to the Imam Hussein shrine that will be used to welcome mostly Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Kerbala, Iraq September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/John Davison

A warning sign in Persian with the company logo of Iranian engineering firm Padideh is seen next to the vast Sahn al-Aqila expansion project near Imam Hussein shrine in Kerbala, Iraq September 30, 2020. Picture taken September 30, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/John Davison

Pilgrims walk between the shrines of the Imam Abbas, and Imam Hussein in Kerbala, Iraq September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/John Davison

Iraqis pray at the shrine of the Imam Hussein, next to a plaque that frames the bullet holes where Saddam Hussein's forces killed Shi'ite opposition during an uprising in 1991, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq February 5, 2020. Picture taken February 5, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/John Davison

Iranian labourers and engineers work on the Sahn al-Aqila project, a vast expansion to the area adjacent to the Imam Hussein shrine that will be used to welcome mostly Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Kerbala, Iraq September 30, 2020. Picture taken September 30, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/John Davison

Pilgrims walk past the shrine of the Imam Abbas, adjacent to the Imam Hussein shrine in Kerbala, Iraq September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/John Davison

A general view picture shows the Sahn al-Aqila project, a vast expansion to the area adjacent to the Imam Hussein shrine that will be used to welcome mostly Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Kerbala, Iraq September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. To match Special Report IRAQ-IRAN/SHRINES REUTERS/John Davison

An Iraqi military aircraft is pictured at Qayyarah Airfield, Iraq December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

People from the minority Yazidi sect shop at a market in Sinjar, Iraq December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

An aerial view shows Sinjar, Iraq December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

A member of Iraqi security forces rides a military vehicle during deployments in Sinjar, Iraq December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Members of Iraqi security forces flash victory sign during deployments in Sinjar, Iraq December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

People play with electronic screen monitors, as they wait for their order in a restaurant, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kerbala, Iraq November 25, 2020. Picture taken November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa al-Deen

People receive their order from a robot which serves food to customers at a restaurant, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kerbala, Iraq November 25, 2020. Picture taken November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa al-Deen

A man receives his order from a robot which serves food to customers at a restaurant, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kerbala, Iraq November 25, 2020. Picture taken November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa al-Deen

A woman receives her order from a robot which serves food to customers at a restaurant, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kerbala, Iraq November 25, 2020. Picture taken November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa al-Deen

A man chooses food from a smart screen at a restaurant, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kerbala, Iraq November 25, 2020. Picture taken November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa al-Deen

Members of Iraqi security forces are deployed in Sinjar, Iraq December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Members of Iraqi security forces are deployed in Sinjar, Iraq December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Members of Iraqi security forces are deployed in Sinjar, Iraq December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Members of Iraqi security forces are deployed in Sinjar, Iraq December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Students wearing protective face masks sit in a classroom following the reopening of their school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

A wheelchair-bound student writes on a board in a classroom following the reopening of his school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

Students arrange their books following the reopening of their school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

An Iraqi teacher sorts the school books until they are handed over to students after schools reopen amid the Coronavirus (Covid 19) outbreak in Baghdad, Iraq, November 29, 2020. Reuters / Saba Kareem

A student drinks water in his classroom following the reopening of their school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

A student writes in her notebook following the reopening of their school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

A teacher teaches students in a classroom following the reopening of their school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

Students wearing protective face masks sit in a classroom following the reopening of their school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

Students wearing protective face masks sit in a classroom following the reopening of their school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

An employee checks a student's temperature following the reopening of their school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

Students wearing protective face masks sit in a classroom following the reopening of their school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

A student passes through a sterilisation device following the reopening of his school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

A student writes on a board following the reopening of his school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

A student browses through a book following the reopening of her school, after months of closure due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr are seen during clashes with anti-government protesters in Nassiriya, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Dhahi

Anti-government protesters clash with supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Nassiriya, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Dhahi

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr are seen during clashes with anti-government protesters in Nassiriya, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Dhahi

Smoke rises during clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Nassiriya, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Dhahi

Anti-government protesters clash with supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Nassiriya, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Dhahi

A volunteer wearing a protective suit sprinkles disinfectant as supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers ahead of a rally in support of al-Sadr at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a rally in support of al-Sadr at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr hold a picture of him during a rally in support of al-Sadr in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers ahead of a rally in support of al-Sadr at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a rally in support of al-Sadr at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr hold a picture of him during a rally in support of al-Sadr in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a rally in support of al-Sadr at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a rally in support of al-Sadr in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers ahead of a rally in support of al-Sadr at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers ahead of a rally in support of al-Sadr at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

A truck carrying aid donated by Saudi Arabia makes its way into Iraq after the opening of Saudi-Iraqi border in Arar, Saudi Arabia, November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Maher Nazeh