An Iraqi soldier stands under a poster t

Basra, IRAQ: An Iraqi soldier stands under a poster that reads " terror has no religion" at a checkpoint in the southern city of Basra, 19 January 2007, as security measures were tightened days before the 1rst of Muharram, a date in which Shiites mark 'Ashura' which commemorates the seventh century slaying of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in the holy central Iraqi city of Karbala. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites are expected to converge on Karbala, in the coming few days to mark the annual ten-day mourning over Imam Hussein's 'martyrdom' known as Ashura. AFP PHOTO/ESSAM AL-SUDANI (Photo credit should read ESSAM AL-SUDANI/AFP via Getty Images)