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thousands of Iraqis have followed The Coffin of the Iranian military commander, Qasem Soleimani , was killed in a U.S. Air Strike on the airport of Baghdad on Friday.

Soleimani, is considered a terrorist by the White house, was promised by the architects of the Iran in the Middle East of operations, and Iran, in a "heavy revenge".

The Funeral procession started in Baghdad on Saturday marks the beginning of the days of mourning for Soleimani.

to be given back His body, in returned to Iran for burial in his home town.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has promised the members of The Dead commandant's family that The Americans "feel the effect" of their "criminal act. for the coming years".

The crowds in Baghdad were also targeted there in order to mourn the death of " Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi who dominated in the command of the Iranian Kataib Hezbollah group, and effectively, the mobilisation of the population forces (PMF)-an umbrella organization of militias in Iraq, led by the groups with Iran.

Both Baghdad and the heavily fortified Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy is located, and Balad air base in the North of The City came under rocket fire on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.

How the Iraqi stage of The Funeral ?

the mourners gathered in Baghdad in the Early Hours of the morning, waving Iraqi and militia flags and chanting "death to America ".

mourners in Baghdad gathered in the vicinity of the Green Zone

The mourning ceremony began in the town of Al-Muthana Airport, then moved on to the gate of the Green Zone .

As The Procession wound its way though The Streets , some of the mourners carried portraits of Soleimani, while the other portraits of Iran instead, the Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei .

Later, The Procession left for the Shia Muslim Holy cities of Karbala and Najaf.

reports say that the bodies of Soleimani, and four other Iranians killed in the Air Strike in the night on Sunday to Iran, instead of the declared Three Days of mourning for the murdered general, His funeral in Iran on Tuesday.

Some of the Iraqis, conversely, celebrated in Baghdad, The Streets , the news of Soleimani death. He was accused of orchestrating the violent crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy protests there in recent months.

Iran's retribution is sure, but when, where, how. Now the priority for the cement-Qasem Soleimani , is to ensure the status as a national hero, in order that it remains as powerful In Death as in life.

Elaborate plans for his funeral have been extended, a mixture of carefully prepared ceremony, with expressions of sorrow fill The Streets . It starts in Baghdad, where he died, and the life, where so much of its heritage.

from there, his travels in the Holy city of Mashhad, Iran remains in his hometown of Kerman And Then to Tehran where the Supreme leader, the presidency of the last Prayers - a rare honour, to send another signal. Ayatollah Khamenei and his faithful officer, General, Lieutenant promoted.

more importantly, his martyrdom is, to collect, to draw a rival, angered by its status and the Iranians, who insulted his expensive foreign adventures. Iranian leaders hope that his killing will unite a nation, such as it is staring at is a much more uncertain future.

what is the reaction of Iran to The Assassination ?

have committed their guide, to revenge the death of the husband, the Quds Force , an elite unit of the Iranian revolutionary guards (IRGC).

Soleimani, 62, was widely considered the second most powerful figure in Iran after Ayatollah Khamenei. The Quds Force reports directly to the ayatollah, and Soleimani, was celebrated as a heroic national figure.

visit Soleimani members of the family in their house in Tehran, said President Rouhani: "The Americans have not really know to what the serious error have you committed.

"revenge for The Blood of the arch-mage to this day, as the dirty hands of America will be cut off for ever from the region. "

One of Soleimani's daughters, asked The President , as The Blood of your father be avenged

Ayatollah Khamenei said earlier that the revenge would be, "powerful", while a senior corps of the Islamic revolutionary guards, general, Gholamali Abuhamzeh, said to have been targets in the 35 U. S. in the region ", as well as Tel Aviv -Jaffa" - is The Most populous city in Israel.

He also raised the prospect of attacks on US warships in The Gulf .

The Pentagon confirmed to have been killed in the U. S. armed forces Soleimani

On a March in Tehran on Saturday, a demonstrator, told Reuters: "[Soleimani] was A Man who - unlike many of our officers - was an enemy of our enemies, and treated as Our Own people very well. Therefore, he was very popular. So, the only thing we want, our statesmen and our Supreme leader. in order to take revenge. "

Simmering U.S. -Iranian hostilities had escalated quickly in the last week, after the United States carried out air strikes in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah, who were killed the USA made responsible for an earlier rocket attack on an American civilian contractor. Pro-Iranian militia attacked the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in response.

In a letter to the UN security Council as a reaction to The Strike on Soleimani, Iran's UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi said Iran has The Right to self-defense, reserves The Right , under International Law . Analysts said Iran is ready to cyber-could-hit attacks against the United States, or of the attempt of the U. S. military objectives or interests in the Middle East .

What are the measures that you have taken US?

it says that It has made available, to help, to react an additional 3,000 troops in the Middle East , to a counter-reaction from The Strike .

U.S. citizens have been advised to leave the country, immediately, with other funds, while.

Soleimani convoy was reduced to burning wreckage that had been rejected outside of Baghdad International Airport

Two former U.S. presidents, Barack Obama and George W Bush, a strike that, in General, as too risky.

defense of the operation to kill Soleimani, the US President, Donald Trump accused "The Number One terrorist somewhere in The World ," "plotting, threatening, and sinister attacks on American diplomats and military".

" No details were given, as cited, the allegedly planned attacks, and New York Times correspondent, has to say two unnamed U.S. officials, that the evidence for such an act was "razor-sharp".

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif, that the US was The Killing of Soleimani, an abuse of military power, while the Russian Foreign Minister , Sergei Lavrov, also on the phone said that Mr. Zarif, The Killing of "roughly the norms of International Law is violated".

Meanwhile, the Iraq PMF withdrawn its own report on a new, deadly air attack on a convoy on Saturday, reports the Reuters news Agency.

How Iraq fit into this?

Iran is supporting a variety of Shiite militias in the neighboring country of Iraq. Soleimani had just arrived at the airport of Baghdad, and traveled in a convoy in addition to the officers of such militia, if their cars several U.S. missiles were.

Iraq is currently in a difficult situation, as an ally of Iran and the United States. To help thousands of US troops in the country, in the broader fight against the Sunni Islamic state (IS) group, but in Iraq, the government stressed that the United States has acted, under the terms and conditions of this agreement.

Prime Minister , Adel Abdul Mahdi, as the missile strike as a "blatant violation of Iraqi sovereignty and a flagrant attack on The Nation ," and the Iraq Parliament announced it would hold an emergency on Sunday .

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Source of news: bbc.com