Baghdad Funeral For Top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani

Daily Mail: Thousands chant 'Death to America!' and hold signs vowing revenge at funeral of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani after he was killed in US airstrike

* Thousands of furious mourners packed the streets of Baghdad on Saturday for Soleimani's funeral
* Processions were also held for Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi militia commander who died with Soleimani
* Flags of Muhandis' pro-Iran militia Kataeb Hezbollah, which besieged the US embassy Tuesday, were flown
* Kataeb Hezbollah has been blamed for a spate of attacks on US personnel and bases in Iraq in recent weeks
* Trump said yesterday he did not order the death of Soleimani to start a war but to stop one
* Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed revenge and 'Jihad' for the bitter loss of his general

Thousands of furious mourners thronged in the streets of Baghdad today during funeral processions for the slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia commander who died with him during yesterday's US strike.

They chanted 'Death to America' and 'America is the Great Satan' as they walked beside the coffins of Soleimani, architect of Iran's global military strategy, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Kataeb Hezbollah chief, in Baghdad.

The pair had been riding in a two-vehicle convoy which was decimated by three missiles from an American MQ-9 Reaper Drone in the early hours of Friday outside Baghdad International Airport.

The strike - which also killed four more Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards and five members of Iraq's pro-Iran paramilitary network - infuriated Tehran, who vowed jihad on America.

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WNU Editor: He is going to be buried in his home town on Tuesday .... Iran top general to be laid to rest Tuesday in hometown (AFP).

More News On The Funeral Of Top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani

Large crowds mourn Iranian general, others killed in U.S. air strike -- Reuters
Thousands march in Iraq to mourn Iranian general killed in US air strike -- France 24
Iraq PM attends mourning for commanders killed in US strike -- AFP
Iraqi PM declares national mourning for Soleimani, Muhandis: statement -- Reuters
Qassem Suleimani: 'Death to America' chants at Baghdad funeral procession -- The Guardian
Thousands in Baghdad mourn top Iranian general killed in US airstrike -- DW
Qassem Soleimani and others farewelled in large funeral procession in Baghdad -- ABC News Online
Thousands attend funeral for Iran's Soleimani -- UPI
'You never let us down': Thousands mourn Soleimani in Baghdad -- Al Jazeera
Iranians mourn Soleimani's killing -- Al Jazeera
Qassem Suleimani: tears mix with vows of vengeance at Iranian general's funeral -- The Guardian

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