Iranian pilgrims flood Iraq for first Arbaeen since war

This year's pilgrimage to Karbala comes amid the US-Israeli war against Iran, which has not left Iraq - home to several Iran-backed militias - unscathed.

Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam. Some stamped on a portrait of US President Donald Trump, others raised their fists or flashed