Livestock imported across Syria-Iraq border ahead of Eid holiday Sheep are imported from Syrian to Iraqi Kurdistan through the Semalka border crossing in Iraq's Hassakeh region ahead of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday. Muslims across the world will celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES