Scenes from the annual historical play commemorating Karbala battle.

Every 10th of Muharram the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Iraq relives the epic tragedy of Karbala commemorating when Al-Hussein bin Ali and his loyal band of 72 faced an army of 72,000. Their courageous stand against tyranny, ending in martyrdom, is a powerful symbol of sacrifice and resistance against injustice and oppression.


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