Shiites flood Baghdad for pilgrimage

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims braved fears of attack on Thursday to march into Baghdad...  More »

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims braved fears of attack on Thursday to march into Baghdad to commemorate an eighth century imam, amid a massive security effort aimed at preventing bloodshed. Waving green and red flags and marching to a drum beat, men, women and children -- many of them barefoot -- flooded into the capital from across Iraq, defying threats and vowing not to be intimidated by Sunni insurgents. Images and soundbites of the procession.  « Less