Masses of Iraqi Mourners Join General Soleimani, Muhandis’ Funeral Procession

By Staff, Agencies

Masses of Iraqis take part in the funeral procession of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, both assassinated in US airstrikes in the country’s capital of Baghdad, on January 4, 2020.

Iraq's prime minister attended a mourning procession in Baghdad .

Adel Abdel Mahdi joined Muhandis associate Hadi al-Ameri, Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim, former premier Nuri al-Maliki and other pro-Iran figures in a large crowd.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners have turned out in Baghdad for the funeral of the commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC], and the second-in-command of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units [PMU], who were assassinated in US airstrikes.

The participants gathered at the pilgrimage district of Kadhimiyah in Baghdad on Saturday before heading to the Green Zone district and diplomatic compound, where a state funeral was to be held, attended by top Iraqi military and government officials.

The Iraqis, chanting "Death to America", accompanied coffins shrouded in national flags.