• Iran, thousands in the funeral procession for General Soleimani
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  • Thousands of Iraqis at the funeral procession for Soleimani in Baghdad. The crowd shouts "Death to America"
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January 06, 2020 For the second consecutive night, Katyusha rockets have hit the center of Baghdad, causing six injuries, according to Pan-Arab satellite television report Al Jazeera. Three rockets fell in the super-fortified Green Zone, where several embassies are located, including the American one. Two in particular struck near the diplomatic headquarters. Three others have fallen in the Jadriya area, according to military sources.

The US military must be driven out of Iraq: the Iraqi Parliament asked the Baghdad government on Sunday. The first response to the American blitz in which General Qassem Soleimani was killed on Friday night is political, but potentially more incisive than the expected Iranian retaliation. With another counter move, Tehran announced a further reduction of its obligations related to the 2015 nuclear arrangement, reserving the right to make an unlimited number of centrifuges for uranium enrichment operational. The Iraqi Parliament, in the extraordinary session convened for today after the US raid in which the Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was killed, he urged the government to "end the presence of foreign troops" in Iraq, starting with "withdrawing its request for assistance" from the international community to combat the Isis.

During the extraordinary session, broadcast live on state television and in the presence of the resigning premier Adel Abdul-Mahdi, the deputies approved a resolution that "obliges the government to preserve the country's sovereignty by withdrawing its call for help," he said. the head of parliament, Mohammed al-Halboussi.

Conte-Salih conversation
"President Conte had a telephone conversation with the President of Iraq Barham Salih during which the Italian support, already underway for years, for the stabilization of the country and the fight against terrorism was reaffirmed". A note from Palazzo Chigi reports this.

Thousands attend the funeral procession for Soleimani in Iran. The ceremony in Tehran canceled
Thousands of people welcomed the coffin of General Qassem Soleimani in Iran, whose body came from Iraq after the senior Pasdaran exponent was killed by a US raid near Baghdad. Soleimani's deputy, Esmail Ghaani, has taken his place at the helm of the Quds forces. The coffin was transferred to Ahvaz in southern Iran. Welcomed by a guard of honor, he was then slowly moved to the streets invaded by a river of people dressed in black, who beat their chests and showed photos of the general and Shiite flags.

At the procession people waved red flags, the color of the "blood of the martyrs"), green (the color of Islam) and white flags decorated with religious slogans, as well as portraits of the general, crying and shouting "Death to America".

After a further transfer to Mashhad, the remains of the high commander of the Guardians of the revolution were to be brought to Tehran. However, the ceremony was canceled due to the huge influx of people. The Guardians of the Revolution have made it known that. "Considering the glorious, intense presence of the revolutionary people of Mashhad at the farewell ceremony for the great general Qassem Soleimani and since the program continues, it is not possible to hold the event in Tehran", the Guardians of the Revolution said, inviting people to attend the function expected at the university of the capital tomorrow.

Soleimani's remains will be on Tuesday in Kerman's hometown for burial.

It is the first time that Iran honors a single person with a ceremony in various cities, which had not even been organized for Khomeini's death in 1989.

Huge Crowd Bid Farewell to Iconic Gen. Soleimani in Ahwaz pic.twitter.com/N2sRfIokWn

- Fars News Agency (@EnglishFars) January 5, 2020

Trump reiterates that if Iran attacks the US there will be "serious retaliation" and warns Baghdad too: "If US troops are forced to leave Iraq, the sanctions will be enormous."

The leaders of Germany, France and Great Britain are calling on Iran to return to applying the 2015 nuclear deal against Baghdad. In Kenya, three Americans killed during an al Shabaab jihadist attack