The head of the department, Hakim Dosh said, "Under the direction of the Secretary General of Imam Ali Holy Shrine, we have begun implementing a special security plan to protect the visitors of the shrine of the Commander of the Faithful on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr."
He added, "The plan is implemented in coordination and cooperation with the commands of Operations of the Middle Euphrates and the Najaf Police Department. There was previous communication with other departments before the beginning of each million visit to study and develop the necessary plan and coordination and cooperation to protect visitors and the city of Najaf."
He also added, "The work of our staffs in the department is focused on securing the protection of visitors in the surrounding areas surrounding Imam Ali Holy Shrine. We also have joint security points with the official security services in the main streets leading to the shrine of Imam Ali (Peace be upon him)."