Soleimani, 62, headed Iran's elite Quds Force, and was tasked with protecting and boosting Iran's influence in the Middle East. [168], In an article in the Middle East Institute, former Deputy Defense Secretary for the Middle East Michael Mulroy and retired Navy SEAL Eric Oehlerich state that the targeted killing of Soleimani was justified and long overdue because he was an enemy combatant who orchestrated a lethal campaign against U.S. military, diplomats and intelligence officers in Iraq. The mourners, mostly men in black military fatigues, carried Iraqi flags and the flags of Iran-backed militias that are fiercely loyal to General Soleimani. [56], The exact date of his appointment as commander of the IRGC's Quds Force is not clear, but Ali Alfoneh cites it as between 10 September 1997 and 21 March 1998. It cost billions of dollars to build. “There will be more conflict in the future for sure.”. The general will be buried in his hometown of Kerman on Tuesday. Video. ", "Russia Says Iran General's Killing 'Illegal. The Popular Mobilisation Forces, an umbrella group of mostly Iran-backed militias, and security officials had reported the airstrike in Taji, north of the capital. Expert: The United States Provided No Evidence that Its Fatal January Drone Strike against General Suleimani Was in Response to an Imminent Threat, Said a United Nations Special Rapporteur". Iran has vowed revenge and threatened both the US and Israel. Associated Press. By Joshua Berlinger and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN, Updated 2145 GMT (0545 HKT) January 6, 2020. [104], In 2007, the U.S. included him in a "Designation of Iranian Entities and Individuals for Proliferation Activities and Support for Terrorism", which forbade U.S. citizens from doing business with him. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, fourth from left, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fifth from left, attend the funeral in Tehran. [30][91][92], Soleimani played an integral role in the organization and planning of the crucial operation to retake the city of Tikrit in Iraq from ISIL. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Sohrab Soleimani in April 2017 "for his role in abuses in Iranian prisons". [218] Since then, his portrait has become more and more an integral part of the iconographic representation of the Islamic Republic. Soleimani helped arrange a ceasefire between the Iraqi Army and Mahdi Army in March 2008. But they're often not met. A huge crowd chanting “Death to America!” marched through Baghdad Saturday in a funeral procession for Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed by a … Mourners in Kerman wear scarves depicting Soleimani. [89], In the operation to liberate Jurf Al Sakhar, he was reportedly "present on the battlefield". I entered the [Iran–Iraq War] on a fifteen-day mission, and ended up staying until the end ... We were all young and wanted to serve the revolution. [169], According to Agnès Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing, "the killings of Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis violates international human rights law". [12] Soleimani also seems to have been instrumental in planning the operation to relieve Amirli in Saladin Governorate, where ISIL had laid siege to an important city. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate in the country's political establishment, visited General Soleimani's home in Tehran to express his condolences. United States Department of Treasury. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called Monday for Europe to play a role in keeping Iraq stable and unified. Relatives of victims that were caught in a stampede wait outside a hospital in Kerman on January 7. "[192] Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif asked if Trump had ever seen "such a sea of humanity". 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In the. Relatives check a list of stampede victims at a hospital in Kerman. Soleimani was assassinated in a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday on the orders of President Donald Trump. [112][113] One of his daughters, Zeinab, was asking for revenge after her father's death. Are you sure you want to submit this vote? Rezaian: 'This could spiral out of control', How US-Iran tensions are being covered in the region, killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad last week. [103] Soleimani was also sanctioned by the Swiss government in September 2011 on the same grounds cited by the European Union. Many of those on the streets of the Iranian capital were visibly upset and angry; others shouted "down with the USA" and "death to the USA." Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell. Mourners passed Soleimani's coffin over their heads and "death to America" chants were heard. Iranian general's death is latest assassination for political aims. [150] Soleimani was posthumously promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General[9] and praised as a martyr by speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani[151] and Mohsen Rezaei, a former commander of the IRGC. [162], The strike was not approved by the U.S. Congress or consented to by the Iraqi government, leading to controversy regarding the legality of killing an Iranian military leader over Iraqi airspace.[163]. [193] He was given a multi-city funeral, and his funeral procession was said to be the second largest after that of Ayatollah Khomeini. Mourners carry the coffin of Gen. Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession in his hometown of Kerman, Iran, on Tuesday, January 7. End of malign US presence in West Asia has begun. As well as Gen Soleimani, mourners had gathered to pay respects to Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed in the airstrike. Posters with his image, and a black backdrop, were plastered across the capital.

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