Shi'ite holy cities in Iraq were raided by the

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The Wahhabists, a conservative Islamic group from Saudi Arabia, raided the Shi'ite holy cities of Karbala and Najaf in Iraq in the late 18th century. They considered Shi'ism to be a heretical sect and viewed the tombs and shrines of Shi'ite imams and saints as idolatrous. The Wahhabists destroyed many of these sites and massacred thousands of Shi'ites. The Ottoman Turks ruled Iraq at the time but did not participate in the raids. The Persians and Dutch also did not have a significant presence in Iraq at that time.

Shi'ite Holy Cities in Iraq Were Raided by the