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Thousands March in Iraq for Iranian Commander Killed in U.S. Airstrike

Source: WSJ:
Mourners gathered in Baghdad for a funeral of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike.
Mourners gathered in Baghdad for a funeral of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike.
Thousands of people marched through Baghdad as part of a funeral procession for Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a powerful Iranian military leader killed in a U.S. airstrike that Iran has vowed to avenge.

Thousands of people marched through Iraq’s capital as part of a funeral procession for Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a powerful Iranian military leader killed in a U.S. airstrike that Iran has vowed to avenge.

“Vengeance is coming,” chanted a crowd of mourners, many clad in black, in Kadhimiya, on the northern edge of Baghdad on Saturday morning.

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