Despite Mideast wars, 20 million gather in Iraq for Shia pilgrimage
One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 3 of the 4 reports ran its copy.
All 4 reports on Mon, 10 August 2026
What it is about
Shia pilgrimsIraqAli Aadi KhairiSaddam HusseinImam HusseinQassem SoleimaniAbdul Mehdi Al-MuhandasSajjad Haitham LatifMohammed SawafMohammad Yasin AhmadiNaser ZadihShia IslamMaryam GhanbariAli KhameneiUnited StatesIraniansDamascus, Dimashq, SyriaIsraeliTabriz, Az¯Arbayjan-E Sharqi, IranIranian
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 1 original report, 3 reprints
Mon, 10 August 2026
1 report- NPR News16:08first to report
Despite wars ranging across the Middle East, more than 20 million Shia pilgrims gather in Iraq shrine city for Arbaeen festival
3 reprints
- kuow.org10 Aug, 16:08their copy
- kpcw.org10 Aug, 16:08their copy
- wfdd.org10 Aug, 16:08their copy