Iraqi commander killed in US strike laid to rest

Baghdad - The bodies of both commanders were carried around various Iranian cities on Sunday.

General Soleimani, the commander of Quds Forces of Iran's Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC) and Al Mohandis were killed at Baghdad airport by US forces early Friday morning.
The body of Al Mohandis, the acting commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), arrived in Abadan on Tuesday, January 8, welcomed by a large crowd of mourners, including residents and officials.
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The bodies of both commanders were carried around various Iranian cities on Sunday.
Funeral prayers were held for the commanders in Iraq's holy cities of Karbala and Najaf before their bodies were transferred to Iran.
Finally, they were moved to the capital to be received by the people of Tehran and top Iranian officials as well as key regional figures from the Resistance Front.
Abu Mahdi Al Mohandis' body was also well received in a huge procession in Basra, his hometown, before being transferred to Najaf.
US President Donald Trump, on Friday, had ordered an airstrike in Baghdad on the two commanders that also killed eight others in their entourage.