A major religious festival in Iraq - the first since US troops pulled out of towns and cities - has ended largely peacefully.
An estimated five million pilgrims travelled to the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine in northern Baghdad. It was the site of some of the deadliest attacks on Iraqi civilians since the invasion in 2003.
The ritual to commemorate the death of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, a medieval Shi'ite Muslim figure, culminated on Saturday under heavy security.
The site was surrounded by three rings of security personnel to search pilgrims. Helicopters patrolled overhead.
American support in the operation was minimal. A US military spokesman said the Iraqis asked for 60 pallets of bottled water, plus intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support.
Baghdad security spokesman Qassim al-Moussawi told the BBC Arabic service on Saturday that not a single attack had happened in Khadimiya itself.
However, pilgrims were attacked in other parts of Baghdad as they travelled to the shrine.
Shi'ite gatherings are often targeted by al Qaeda. In April, suicide bombers killed 60 people by the shrine.
During the pilgrimage in 2005, rumours of a bombing on a bridge leading to the shrine, triggered a stampede that killed 1000.
