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Security in Iraq on the Ashura Holiday
A day after a series of bombs killed and wounded dozens of Shi'ite pilgrims, VOA reporter Sharon Behn accompanies members of the Iraqi military to the religious city of Karbala, as they reassure people that security operations are working properly for the holiday of Ashura.
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Iraqi soldiers take a break after landing in Karbala. (Sharon Behn/VOA)
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Iraqi military officers share a communal plate of specially-made meat and rice to celebrate the Iraqi Shi'ite holy day of Ashura. (Sharon Behn/VOA)
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Aerial shots of the streets of Baghdad from an M-17 Iraqi military helicopter. (Sharon Behn/VOA)