Iraq: Thousands visit shrines in Iraq’s Karbala for Arbaeen commemorations.

SHOTLIST: KARBALA, IRAQ (AUG. 4, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF VISITORS ARRIVING AT PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S GRANDSON IMAM HUSSEIN'S SHRINE 2. VISITORS ENTERING SHRINE 3. VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS MOURNING BY BEATING THEMSELVES 4. TOP SHOT OF CROWD AT SHRINE 5. PARTICIPANTS AT SHRINE 6. PARTICIPANTS HOLDING BANNERS 7. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CHANTING, PERFORMING MOURNING RITUALSKARBALA, IRAQ - AUGUST 04: Arbaeen commemorations continued in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, August 4, marking the 40th day after the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussein and his 72 companions. Thousands of local and foreign visitors arriving in Karbala flocked to the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas. The annual religious observances continued despite temperatures reaching 48 degrees Celsius in the Iraqi holy city. Thousands of Iranian pilgrims also visit Iraq every year for Arbaeen, a major religious gathering for Shia Muslims. Arbaeen falls on the 20th of Safar in the Islamic calendar, forty days after Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.