Babylon, under Polish guard Most tours focus on the central part of the country and include, in addition to Najaf and Karbala, visits to the shrines at Baghdad's Shiite district of Kadhimiya.

But travel company Wild Frontiers is giving British tourists the opportunituy to explore Iraq, with its new tour, Iraq ... find vibrant holy shrines in Najaf, Karbala and Lalish, the atmospheric ...

The holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, located deep in the Shia heartland of southern Iraq, traditionally opposed the secularist Baathist rulers in Baghdad. They are home to some of the most ...

Every year millions of pilgrims from throughout the world take part in the Arbaeen march in Iraq, walking the distance between the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. Usually on foot, for about 20 days, ...

The city of Karbala, which I visited twice in 2013, is located 60 miles southwest of Baghdad and 45 miles north of Najaf, the other important Shiite shrine city in Iraq. RELATED: On Ashura ...

Pilgrims rest during the walk to Karbala ahead of Arbaeen in Najaf, Iraq [Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters] Echoing Hazari’s sentiments, Mushtaq said that the trip had completely broken her down ...

US forces and the militia, known as al-Mahdi Army, have skirmished repeatedly in recent days, not just in Karbala but in Najaf, to the south, and several other cities. The US military has pledged ...

It is almost as if Sabiha Fathima is back on the road, walking from Najaf to Karbala, as she narrates her experience of the journey. Tears well up in her eyes and her voice cracks as she describes ...