▪️ Local sources: Civil society organizations, development courses, and suspicious entities—potentially linked to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting under Iraqi cover—are actively operating inside the Holy Karbala Governorate.
▪️ Local sources: Zainab Al-Ardi, wife of the Governor of Holy Karbala and a dual Iraqi-American citizen, has established a women's organization within the governorate that receives her full backing.
▪️ Local sources: These suspicious organizations have obtained official approvals and extensive facilities from the Holy Karbala Provincial Council.