Over the past half century, many Iraqis sacrificed and martyred in the fight against the Saddam regime, then in the war against the American invaders, and recently in the battle against the ISIS terrorist group. The Najaf branch of the Iraq Martyrs Foundation (affiliated to the Prime Minister's Office) using the opportunity of the Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.), set up a photo exhibition of the martyrs of the Najaf Seminary and the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (a.s.) on the main Najaf-Karbala Road (known as Tariq Ya Hussain).
The Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) that was established by a group of Shiite elites under the supervision of the great Islamic authority of the Shiites in 1990 to identify, organize, educate and support the followers of Ahl al-Bayt.