Shi'ite pilgrims wave with their hands as they are transported on an army truck after the end of the anniversary of Imam al-Kadhim's death at Al-Kadhimiya shrine in Baghdad July 18, 2009. Iraqi forces handled security without U.S. support on Friday for a major religious pilgrimage, their first big test since last month's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraqi towns and cities.
REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ RELIGION POLITICS)