AhlulBayt News Agency - An Iraqi commander in the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMU), or the Hashd al-Shaabi, has announced the agreement acquired to form a new battalion for protecting Balad District, which is home to the holy shrine of Sayyid Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi.
Commander Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis stated, during his visit to Sayyid Muhammad Holy Shrine in Balad, “We have agreed to form a new battalion to protect Balad District and its people as well as the holy shrine of the son of Imam Ali al-Hadi.”
The commander’s visit came for offering condolences to the families of the martyrs of the cowardly terrorist attack last month, which claimed the lives of dozens of civilians and injured many others near the entrance of the holy shrine.
“The new battalion will be affiliated to the 47th Brigade in the PMU,” added al-Mohandis.
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