![Iraqi Hadi al-Amiri (C), head of the Iranian-backed Badr Organization, attends a condolences meeting following the killings of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, on January 6, 2020 in Karrada in central Baghdad. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MXZ6OUP7TQYWMJCECP24J2DZ6M.jpg?smart=true&auth=4f7984de2e246572588c560e1fbb3a6c2b226a565658eed41f3b7cce001e936c&width=400&height=225)
Hadi Al Amiri in Karrada in central Baghdad. AFP
Hadi Al Amiri in Karrada in central Baghdad. AFP
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