Ammar al-Hakim (C), the leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI), gestures as he speaks during a rally to mark the Shi'ite religious festival of Ashura in Baghdad December 26, 2009. Ashura, the most important day in the Shi'ite calendar, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, in the 7th century battle of Kerbala. The banner reads: "We greet Imam Hussein".
REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION)