Shots fired in Iraq security forces clash during pilgrimage

The incident involved the Iraqi army and members of the Hashed al-Shaabi, mainly pro-Iran Shiite former paramilitaries integrated into the Iraqi security forces, an interior ministry official told AFP under cover of anonymity due to the issue's sensitivity. The pre-dawn clash occurred about five kilometres (three miles) from Karbala's old city when four Hashed vehicles attempted to go through an Iraqi army roadblock on a street reserved for pedestrian pilgrims, the official said. The army prevented...