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Mourners surround a car carrying the coffin of Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis during a funeral procession, for him and nine others, in Baghdad's district of al-Jadriya, near the high-security Green Zone. AFP
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Mourners gesture as they attend the funeral of Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Iraqi Honor Guard perform as they attend the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Suleimani, head of the elite Quds Force and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi attends the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Suleimani, head of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Mourners gesture as they attend the funeral of Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Mohammed al-Tabatabai (centre), deputy secretary general of the Asaib Ahl Al Haq faction, attends the funeral of Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis and Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani, in Kadhimiya, a Shiite pilgrimage district of Baghdad. AFP
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People gather at the funeral of Qassem Suleimani and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces hold a funeral for the Iranian Major-General Qassem Suleimani, top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Mourners wave the national flag and the Hashed al-Shaabi flag as they carry the portrait of Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis during a funeral procession, for Muhandis and Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani, in Kadhimiya, a Shiite pilgrimage district of Baghdad. AFP
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Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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A woman holds the picture of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Suleimani ahead of the funeral in Baghdad. Reuters
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People gather at the funeral of Qassem Suleimani and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attends the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. REUTERS
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Head of the Popular Mobilization forces Faleh al-Fayyad (R) attends the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. REUTERS
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Mourners react as they attend the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. REUTERS
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Mourners attend the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. REUTERS
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Mourners surround a car carrying the coffin of Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis during a funeral procession, for him and nine others, in Baghdad's district of al-Jadriya, near the high-security Green Zone. AFP
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Mourners gesture as they attend the funeral of Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Iraqi Honor Guard perform as they attend the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Suleimani, head of the elite Quds Force and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi attends the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Suleimani, head of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Mourners gesture as they attend the funeral of Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Mohammed al-Tabatabai (centre), deputy secretary general of the Asaib Ahl Al Haq faction, attends the funeral of Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis and Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani, in Kadhimiya, a Shiite pilgrimage district of Baghdad. AFP
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People gather at the funeral of Qassem Suleimani and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces hold a funeral for the Iranian Major-General Qassem Suleimani, top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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Mourners wave the national flag and the Hashed al-Shaabi flag as they carry the portrait of Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis during a funeral procession, for Muhandis and Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani, in Kadhimiya, a Shiite pilgrimage district of Baghdad. AFP
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Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. Reuters
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A woman holds the picture of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Suleimani ahead of the funeral in Baghdad. Reuters
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People gather at the funeral of Qassem Suleimani and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attends the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. REUTERS
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Head of the Popular Mobilization forces Faleh al-Fayyad (R) attends the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. REUTERS
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Mourners react as they attend the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. REUTERS
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Mourners attend the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad. REUTERS
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Mourners surround a car carrying the coffin of Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis during a funeral procession, for him and nine others, in Baghdad's district of al-Jadriya, near the high-security Green Zone. AFP
Iraqi parliament votes for plan to end US troop presence
Iraq's parliament held an extraordinary session on Sunday, directing the government to end the presence of foreign troops and to lodge an official complaint against the US over the killing of Qassem Suleimani
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