Pilgrims head to Iraq’s Karbala to mark the death of Imam Hussein

Pilgrims march to Karbala for the Arbaeen ritual, the holiday that marks the end of the forty day mourning period after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, Imam Ali’s son and the Prophet’s grandson in the 7th century.

Al Manar report with video.

AP media shows pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq