No attacks against Shiite pilgrims reported in the last several days , police say . Peace is a marked contrast to last 8 years of Ashura attacks . Ashura marks martyrdom of Hussein , the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed . Iraqi troops and police were deployed in the streets of Baghdad and Karbala , a holy Shiite city where 2 million Shiite pilgrims from across Iraq converged for the festival over the weekend . Comment:
No attacks against Shiite pilgrims reported in the last several days , police say . Peace is a marked contrast to last 8 years of Ashura attacks . Ashura marks martyrdom of Hussein , the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed . Comment: