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Iraqi Sec Forces Handle Shabaniyah Pilgrimage

August 20th, 2008 | Comments Off

Iraqi Sec Forces Handle Shabaniyah Pilgrimage

Iraqi Army Soldiers and Coalition forces provided security, food and water to Iraqis on a pilgrimage to Karbala, Aug. 11-18. “The Iraqi Army is providing security with assistance from the coalition,” said Pvt. Esam Hussein Fleih, 1st Battalion, 23rd Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division. “People have been happy with the way we have been doing the security, and it shows with nothing bad happening during the pilgrimage.” The pilgrims walked through Mahmudiyah on their way to the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Najaf Airport Provides Boost to Southern Provinces

July 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stepped off the first plane landing in Najaf International Airport and waved to cheering crowds, July 20. The celebration marked the opening of a new airport, which will facilitate travel, boost business opportunities and increase tourism to the third-most-popular destination for Islamic pilgrimages. “The Najaf airport is a starting point for competition among provinces and local governments to make extraordinary progress toward reconstruction … We were determined to face the terrorism that was about to destroy Iraq. The strong will of the federal government has fought and defeated it in all of its forms,” Maliki said when he addressed the crowd. Members of the Iraqi army and Iraqi police maintained control over the mass of media and photographers who came to record the historic event. Young children laughed and … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Mass Observance in Samarra and Balad

July 8th, 2008 | Comments Off

For the first time since 2003, Shi’a Muslims participated in a mass pilgrimage to the holy city of Samarra July 7. A mass celebration was held in honor of the former Shi’a Supreme Islamic Iraqi leader, Imam Sayyid Baqir al-Sadr. Thousands made the pilgrimage to Samarra to show their respect for the anniversary of Baqir’s death on this date 28 years ago. Baqir could trace his ancestry back to the Holy Prophet Muhammad through the Seventh Imam, Imam Musa al-Kadhim. He had many followers in Iraq prior to his brutal death in 1980. The day was full of celebration and remembrance and demonstrated that security has improved to a level that an event such as this could be held in the once precarious city of Samarra. Iraqi Security Forces provided protection along the route … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror