The Minister of Defense, Thabet Muhammad Saeed Al-Abbasi, arrived today, at dawn, in the holy governorate of Karbala, and performed the ceremony of visiting the shrines of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) and Imam Al-Abbas (peace be upon him).

A statement by the Ministry of Defense stated that the minister inspected the headquarters of the Holy Karbala Operations Command, to see the combat readiness of the heroic fighters, in addition to reviewing the plans for Eid Al-Fitr./End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency