reports. This video, published by the Iraqi Ministry of Defence, shows a heavy military presence along a busy highway with dozens of families, described as Kerbala pilgrims, travelling on foot and in cars.Friday marks the day on which Shia Iraqis visit the shrine of Imam Hussein to commemorate his death, an occasion known as Arba’een. At 2.20 a military officer can be heard saying: “We are preparing security measures for people visiting the sacred site of the Imam Hussein and the route for people travelling to sacred Kerbala on foot. A detailed security plan has been set up.” At 3.05 another spokesperson is saying: “The plan is a cooperation between various security bodies; defence forces and the ministry of interior, national security and intelligence, popular and jihadi movements. Today, we see security operations are well spread along the route.” Credit: YouTube/Iraqi MOD">