Read more Arbaeen stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24049/arbaeen.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 21:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/79760/41-dead-as-female-suicide-bomber-strikes-iraqi-pilgrims.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=326188&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331204619' border='0' />At least 41 people were killed and another 106 injured when a woman blew herself up in a crowd of Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad today. The woman hid the explosives underneath her abaya, a long traditional black garment. Witnesses describe seeing a fireball, and then seeing pilgrims “on the ground,...Shiite pilgrims march in Baghdad on their annual pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2010. The suicide bomber struck during this march.http://www.newser.com/story/79760/41-dead-as-female-suicide-bomber-strikes-iraqi-pilgrims.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 06:51:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19987/attacks-on-shiite-pilgrims-jeopardize-sadr-ceasefire.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=77835&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401021329' border='0' />A wave of violence against Shiite pilgrims continued today, with at least seven dying in a pair of roadside bombings, and nerves fraying over an unpopular ceasefire. Shiites are observing one of their most sacred holidays despite a spate of attacks—today's plus at least three yesterday—that are straining...Men carry a coffin of a relative killed in Sunday's attack on Shiite pilgrims on their way to Karbala, during a funeral in Najaf, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. Throngs of Shiite pilgrims walking 50 miles to holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, a major religious gathering this week, have been targeted at least four times in attacks. Karbala is the burial site of Imam Hussein, one of Shiite Islam's most revered figures, where ceremonies will culminate Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)http://www.newser.com/story/19987/attacks-on-shiite-pilgrims-jeopardize-sadr-ceasefire.htmlMon, 25 Feb 2008 10:58:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19909/40-iraq-shiite-pilgrims-killed-in-blast.htmlMary Papenfuss<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=77467&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401021351' border='0' />At least 40 people were killed today when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest amid a crowd of Shiite pilgrims during a trek south of Baghdad. A tent where the marchers stopped for food exploded in Iskandariyah in the second attack on Arbaeen, a day when millions descend on...Iraqi army passes Shiite pilgrims leaving Baghdad on their way to Karbala, Iraq, Sunday Feb. 24, 2008, for Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day following the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed)http://www.newser.com/story/19909/40-iraq-shiite-pilgrims-killed-in-blast.htmlSun, 24 Feb 2008 10:00:33 CST