Najaf, Iraq - Republic of
IRAQI SHI'ITE MEN WALK TO KERBALA ON A PILGRIMAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
26 YEARS.
Iraqi Shi'ites carry religious flags and beat their chest as they make
their way to the central city of Kerbala through a sand storm in the
desert April 20, 2003. Tens of thousands of Shi'ite Muslims are bound
for the holy city of Kerbala on a pilgrimage banned for nearly a
quarter of a century under Saddam Hussein. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
YB/WS
