Shafaq News- Karbala
The security plan for Ashura commemorations in Karbala wassuccessfully implemented, the head of Iraq's Supreme Committee for MajorPilgrimages stated on Friday.
Qais Al-Mohammadawi said the plan featured direct andeffective field supervision by commanders from the Ministries of Defense andInterior, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), supporting security units, andvolunteers, ensuring a secure environment across all operational sectors andaccess routes leading to the city.
Authorities in Karbala provided care to more than 25,000patients and pilgrims, performed 195 surgeries, recorded 71 births, andcollected 1,721 units of blood through donation campaigns to support the Ashuraemergency measures. In Najaf, medics treated nearly 49,700 people between theseventh and tenth of Muharram.
Millions of Shiite Muslims marked Ashura on Friday,commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, his brothers, sons, andcompanions, who were killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD (61 AH), one ofthe defining events in Shiite Islam.
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