The Ministry of Interior announced today Monday, the implementation of proactive security measures before the launch of the plan for the Arbaeen pilgrimage, revealing the details of those procedures, while promising citizens to facilitate the process of convoying towards the holy Karbala.

The ministry’s spokesman, Major General Khaled Al-Muhanna, told the official agency: “The Supreme Committee, headed by Interior Minister Abdul-Amir Al-Shammari, is conducting extensive recall operations that precede the Arbaeen visit, whether by holding meetings and assigning directorates and units to prepare plans according to each unit. There is a plan for traffic, civil defense, intelligence, and others.

He pointed out, "The holding sectors were strengthened by the presence of the rest of the security sectors and units, and there were preparations, proactive operations and extensive inspection campaigns, as well as the implementation of arrest warrants, and continuous field visits to the operational sectors and to the border crossings and the routes taken by foreign and Iraqi Pilgrims."

He continued, "Coordination was made with service institutions, and many meetings were held, which are still ongoing," stressing that "the plan will enter into force with the approaching date of the Arbaeen visit."

He pointed out that "there are many facilities that will be provided to citizens in the distribution Pilgrims process, and easy access to areas near the city center."

Source: National Iraqi News Agency