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Pictures: 5th anniversary of General Soleimani martyrdom commemorated in Tehran

The 5th anniversary of the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani was commemorated on Thursday evening at the Mosalla grand prayer hall of Tehran.

The event was attended by Martyr Soleimani’s family, political and military officials, and thousands of people from various walks of life.

General Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and his companions were assassinated in a US drone strike near the Iraqi capital Baghdad’s International Airport on January 3, 2020.

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