Shiite Muslim worshippers gather at the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during the annual festival of Shabaniyah, which marks the anniversary of the birth of the ninth-century Shiite leader known as the Hidden Imam, in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 24, 2013. <AP Photo/ NEWSis/Hadi Mizban>
Shiite Muslim worshippers gather outside Imam Hussein shrine, seen in the background, during the annual festival of Shabaniyah. <AP Photo/NEWSis/ Hadi Mizban>
