Iraq: Najaf's Imam Ali Shrine hosts Muharram mourning ceremony.

SHOTLIST NAJAF, IRAQ (JUNE 24, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF BELIEVERS PARTICIPATING IN MUHARRAM MOURNING CEREMONYNAJAF, IRAQ - JUNE 24: Muharram mourners gathered at the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf on Wednesday, June 24, to commemorate Imam Hussein and his companions, who were killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 A.D. Participants recited elegies and lamentations during the ceremony held at one of Shiite Islam's holiest sites. The commemorations form part of the annual observance of Muharram, a period of mourning that culminates with Ashura.