Twitterers Circulate Videos, Photos Show Soleimani, Al-Muhandis Funeral

Twitterers circulated the funeral of General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC's) Quds Force who was killed by the US airstrike last Thursday.

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The event also included the funeral of Abu-Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF.)

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The funeral of the two Iranian leaders started today in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

It was attended by Kataib Sayed Al Shuhada Milita leader Abu Ala Alwalaei, Adil Abdul-Mahdi and Ammar Al Hakim.

[caption id="attachment_100898" align="alignnone" width="576"] Funeral of Qassim Soleimani and Abu-Mahdi Al-Muhandis in Baghdad[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_100899" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Adil Abul Mahdi attends the funeral of Qassim Soleimani and Abu-Mahdi Al-Muhandis[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_100900" align="alignnone" width="1024"] A number of Shiite leaders attend the funeral[/caption]

The funeral was also attended by the former Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Al Maliki, current Nat Sec adviser Falih Al Fayad, head of Badr organization Hadi Al Amiri.

[caption id="attachment_100901" align="alignnone" width="675"] Official Iraqi military trucks are carrying the coffin of Qassim Sulaimani was taken by Aafak[/caption]

"Iran’s top security and intelligence commander was killed early Friday in a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport that was authorized by President Trump," American officials said.

Tracking Suleimani’s location at any given time had long been a priority for the American and Israeli spy services and military. Current and former American commanders and intelligence officials said that Thursday night’s attack, specifically, drew upon a combination of highly classified information from informants, electronic intercepts, reconnaissance aircraft, and other surveillance.

The strike killed five people, including the pro-Iranian chief of an umbrella group for Iraqi militias, Iraqi television reported and militia officials confirmed. The militia chief, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, was a strongly pro-Iranian figure.