Special Iraqi forces deploy in Baghdad before Ashura holiday

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) While Iraqi Security Forces battle ISIS across a number of Iraqi territories, additional special units are being deployed in tactical formations to secure the capital Baghdad.

The special units from the Army and the police will hide among civilians, and others will be dressed in military uniforms, observing and securing the areas of Baghdad just before Ashura’a holiday next week.

One of the leaders of the units said, “We have fought in many battles in Tikrit, Anbar and Jurf Al-Shakr, and now we’re here to protect the Iraqi people in the capital Baghdad.”