More than a million pilgrims participate in the commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Al-Hadi

The commander of the Samarra Operations, Major General Emad Al-Zuhairi, announced that the number of pilgrims who commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali al-Hadi, peace be upon him, 

The commander of the Samarra Operations, Major General Emad Al-Zuhairi, announced that the number of pilgrims who commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali al-Hadi, peace be upon him, reached more than 1.1 million.

Al-Zuhairi stressed that the security plan ended without any security breach or incident and about 28,000 security personnel from the army, the federal police, the local police, and the PMU were deployed, with the support of the ministries of Defense and Interior in addition to the Air Force. 

He added that the implementation of the security and service plan was in cooperation with the Salahuddin government, the General Secretariat of al-Askariyain Holy Shrine, and the Private Secretariat of Sayyed Muhammad, peace be upon him, and the local governments of the districts.