Thousands mourn for Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis chanting "Death to America" took part in the funeral procession for General Qassem Soleimani and Hashdi Shabi forces chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad. 

The assassination of the two commanders at Baghdad airport in the early hours of Friday has triggered a wave of rage among Iranians and Iraqis, and forged an unprecedented unity with vociferous calls for revenge. 

Their massive turnout in Saturday's funeral is both a testimony to Soleimani's popularity among many Iraqis and a message to the US that which made its stay in the Arab country more unwelcome with the extrajudicial killing. 

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has warned that tough revenge is waiting for the US following the strike that killed the leader of the Quds Force. (ILKHA)