Iraq Bolsters Karbala Security for Arbaeen, Captures Daesh Commander
BAGHDAD (Dispatches) -- Iraqi security sources have reported a large-scale deployment of Iraqi army and Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in western Karbala province to secure the Arbaeen pilgrimage. A security official said PMF forces, supported by the army, have established extensive ambushes and checkpoints stretching from southern Fallujah to Karbala’s borders to prevent terrorist infiltration.
Meanwhile, a security source in Anbar province announced that PMU forces captured a prominent Daesh commander near the Iraqi-Syrian border. The commander, disguised as a shepherd, was arrested without resistance. The border area sits adjacent to Syria, which is currently ruled by takfiri leader Muhammad al-Jolani’s administration.