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5-day vacation by force in Iraq



Baghdad entered into "forced" vacation


for five days to commemorate the 7th. Shiite Imam Musa al-Kadhim, whose shrine is located in the northern part of the capital.


Iraqi papers shall stop publication as , well as football tournaments.


Baghdad will witness a special security ploan on such occasion, which will see the people moving on foot to the holy shrine in Kadhimiya city, which is closed with thousands of security forces and cut off the main street leading there.


On the other hand, the governmental officials found it difficult to move and join their offices due to the closure of the main streets in the capital.


Tents to provide social services such food and water to the visitors to the holy shrines are mounted in all the streets leading to the shrines, which were covered with black flags to commemorate the anniversary.


Imam Musa al-Kadhim is the 7th Shiite Imam who spent part of his life in prison during the Abbasside Caliph Haroun al-Rasheed.

https://www.iraqtradelinknews.com/2017/04/5-day-vacation-by-force-in-iraq.html