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Shafaq News
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Baghdad lifts high alert after Arab Summit
Shafaq News/ On Saturday evening, Baghdad Operations Command announced the successful implementation of the security plan for the 34th Arab League Summit held in the Iraqi capital. In a statement, the Commander of Baghdad Operations praised the 'tremendous efforts' made by security units along with all institutions and individuals who contributed to ensuring the success of this important event. A security source told Shafaq News that higher authorities had approved lifting the maximum alert status as of 12 p.m. on Sunday, allowing all units to return to their normal operational posture, which had been in place during the summit. Last Friday, the Interior and Defense Ministries, along with all other security forces, had entered a state of "C" alert. This alert status entails full deployment of security forces across responsibility zones, strict control of entry points, and heightened readiness to respond to any potential threat to national security and public safety.
Shafaq News
26-01-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
14M pilgrims participate in Al-Kadhimiyah commemoration
Shafaq News/ The Al-Kadhimiyah Shrine announced on Sunday that millions of pilgrims participated in the Rajabiya Pilgrimage, as Baghdad Operations Command confirmed the success of the security plan. The Shrine's Secretary-General Haidar Hassan Al-Shammari announced that the number of visitors to the shrine commemorating Imam Al-Kadhim's martyrdom has exceeded 14 million." Lieutenant General Walid Khalifa Al-Tamimi, Commander of Baghdad Operations, said that the security forces, supported by intelligence efforts 'successfully secured the massive crowds visiting Al-Kadhimiyah and the routes taken by pilgrims across Baghdad." The Al-Kadhimiyah Municipality also reported the successful implementation of its pilgrimage plan, noting the removal of 4,000 tons of waste from the city during the event. Imam Musa Al-Kadhim, the seventh Imam of Shia Islam, died on the 25th of Rajab in 183 AH in a prison during the reign of Abbasid Caliph Harun Al-Rashid in Baghdad, spending much of his later years in incarceration. The annual pilgrimage to his shrine is one of the most significant religious events in Iraq, attracting millions of Shia Muslims from around the world to honor his memory.
