President Rashid lays a wreath at the Unknown Soldier Monument

INA-  Baghdad

President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid laid a wreath on Friday at the Unknown Soldier Monument on the anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi army.

The media office of the Presidency of the Republic stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, laid a wreath on the Unknown Soldier Monument on the occasion of the (102nd) anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi army, and a number of senior officials and military leaders attended the ceremony, in addition to representatives of diplomatic bodies and missions in Iraq.

It added, "The ceremonies began with the playing of the national anthem, then the President of the Republic inspected the guard of honor, laid a wreath at the monument of the Unknown Soldier, and recited Surat Al-Fatiha as a tribute to the martyrs of Iraq."