Iraq: Arbaeen commemorations continue in Iraq’s Karbala.

SHOTLIST KARBALA, IRAQ (AUG. 2, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF VISITORS GATHERED IN AREA BETWEEN IMAM HUSSEIN AND IMAM ABBAS SHRINES 2. VARIOUS OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN VISITORS TAKING PART IN MOURNING PROCESSION 3. VARIOUS OF VISITORS WALKING DURING PROCESSION ACCOMPANIED BY ELEGIES 4. VARIOUS OF BLACK FLAGS AND MOURNING SYMBOLS 5. VARIOUS OF PROCESSION BETWEEN SHRINES 6. VARIOUS OF VISITORS PRAYINGKARBALA, IRAQ - AUG. 2, 2026: Arbaeen commemorations continued on Sunday, Aug. 2, in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala. The events mark the 40th day after the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussein and 72 of his companions in Karbala. Local and foreign visitors gathered in the area between the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Imam Abbas. Pilgrims joined mourning processions accompanied by elegies as part of the religious commemorations. Visitors carried black flags and mourning symbols while others prayed near the shrines.