Third annual Quran ceremony for security forces and paramilitaries

  The Quran House of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine held the third annual Quran ceremony for the Iraqi security forces and paramilitaries. The ceremony was attended by religious figures from the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine and the El-Abbas Holy Shrine, and paramilitary and security forces leaders. Sayyid Afdhel Esh-Shami, Deputy Secretary-General of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine delivered a speech in which he mentioned the prayers of the Islamic Supreme Religious Authority for the security forces and the paramilitaries for their recently achieved remarkable victories against the ISIS. He also laid particular stress on the importance of protecting the civilians in the areas where the ISIS is being cracked down. By: Ibrahim El-OainiTranslated by: Mohammed Alobaidi