This video captures the moments in which thousands of undocumented Iranian pilgrims flood through Iraq’s Zurbatiyya border crossing.
The pilgrims had allegedly travelled by foot to Iraq to partake in the annual Arbaeen religious celebration. Pilgrims tore down the fences separating the two countries and injured border guards policing the area.
By entering the country without visas or documentation, many of these pilgrims may reside in the country even past the end of Arbaeen rituals. The number of those that illegally crossed Zurbatiyya, may have exceeded half a million according to Iraqi officials.
The pilgrims had allegedly travelled by foot to Iraq to partake in the annual Arbaeen religious celebration. Pilgrims tore down the fences separating the two countries and injured border guards policing the area.
By entering the country without visas or documentation, many of these pilgrims may reside in the country even past the end of Arbaeen rituals. The number of those that illegally crossed Zurbatiyya, may have exceeded half a million according to Iraqi officials.
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