Iraq’s security forces are on standby to ensure the security of Ashura day

quoted by the official Iraqi news agency (WAA), Fahm Karim Al-Ghiriti, director of the media unit of the Karbala operation headquarters, said that this plan was under the direct supervision of Abdul Amir al-Shammari, the Iraqi minister of interior and supervision Maidani Ali al-Hashemi, the commander of the Karbala operations headquarters, has been established.

He added that this headquarters has carried out pre-emptive operations in all areas of the protection zone and administrative boundaries of Karbala province.

Alghariti noted that the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior help all other ministries, especially transportation, health and electricity.

He added that a large number of vehicles, especially emergency and medical units affiliated with the two ministries of transportation and health, have been sent to serve Hosseini pilgrims.

The media director of the Iraq Joint Operations Headquarters explained that a large number of security forces are present in this plan to protect the pilgrims.

He pointed to the readiness of all the security apparatuses and the army aviation, which is responsible for inspecting the administrative borders of Karbala province.

Source: IRNA