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In mourning: Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, the newly appointed commander of Iran's Quds Force, reacts during the funeral prayer of the coffins of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport
In mourning: Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, the newly appointed commander of Iran's Quds Force, reacts during the funeral prayer of the coffins of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airportPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 8 January 2020, 17:54Updated 9 January 2020, 23:00