The procession of the people of the holy city of Karbala extended its condolences on the martyrdom anniversary of Lady az-Zahra(peace be upon her), at the shrine of Imam Ali(peace be upon him) in Najaf.
The head of the Department of Hussayni Rituals, Processions and Bodies in Iraq and the Islamic world, affiliated to the general secretariats of the holy shrines of Imam al-Hussayn and al-Abbas (peace be upon them); Sayed Aqeel al-Yasiri, said that "the procession of the people of Holy Karbala used to march every year on the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima az-Zahra (peace be upon her), to send condolences to the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali(peace be upon him), at his holy shrine in Najaf.
He added that"the procession included a major condolence March that started from one of the roads leading to the Imam Ali's (p) Holy Shrine, with the participation of most of the Hussayni parties and bodies of Karbala and many people, to conclude the march by holding a condolence Council in the shrine of Imam Ali(peace be upon him)".
"The two holy shrines played a major role in providing some logistical and service matters, including the provision of 75 buses to transport visitors back and forth from Karbala to Najaf, in addition to the process of coordinating the movement of the procession, which was supervised by the Department of Hussayni Rituals and Processions at the two holy shrines,"he added.