Thousands Chant ‘Death To America!’ While Vowing Revenge At Qassem Soleimani’s Funeral
Here’s what’s currently going on since top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was recently killed during an airstrike that was ordered by US President Donald J. Trump. Thousands of furious mourners have packed the streets of Baghdad earlier this Saturday for Soleimani’s funeral.
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According to The Daily Mail, heartbroken and distraught supporters of Soleimani were chanting “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 who was also killed during the airstrike. As we previously reported, the pair had been riding in a two-vehicle convoy which was destroyed by three missiles from an American MQ-9 Reaper Drone outside Baghdad International Airport.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi condemned the strike and has threatened to order the expulsion of all US troops from the country after feeling violated. He called for measures to “protect Iraq’s dignity and sovereignty.”
President Donald Trump has said that he ordered the killing of Soleimani to actually prevent war, adding that the commander was plotting major attacks against Americans. He also pointed out that Soleimani has previously killed thousands of Americans.
“We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war,” Mr. Trump said in his first public comments since the strike. So far, the U.S. has reportedly deployed 3,500 additional troops to the region to boost security, and the U.S. Embassy in Iraq urged all American citizens to leave the country immediately.
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