Najaf prepares its security plan for holy Muharrem

Najaf (IraqiNews.com) The security committee in Najaf province declared preparing a special security plan during Muharrem Month in Najaf province.

The Head of the security committee in Najaf province, Luai al-Yaseri, reported to IraqiNews.com on Thursday ”The security leaders and the Middle Euphrates Operations Command, which headed by the Lieutenant General Authman al-Ghanimi, held a joint meeting attended by the members of the security committee in Najaf provincial council.”

The statement added ”The meeting resulted in developing security plan dedicated for Muharrem ,” noting that “The new security plan was set to avoid all the mistakes which occurred during past years.”

”The plan involves deployment of 30,000 security elements, of varied ranks, and distribute them among three main locations in addition to intensify the intelligence efforts,” stressing that ”The roads which lead to the Old City will remain open except for 7th and 10th of Muharrem.” \