Good night from Baghdad, briefly thread about another long day, today was the funeral of Soleimani and Muhandus in Baghdad, Iraqi forces were deployed in all the area At the U.S. Embassy, Marines stood guard on the rooftops, read our story here. washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…
Last similar funeral in This place was few days ago for the deaths of KH fighters which ended with the besieging the US embassy, today security measures were heavy helicopters were covering all the scene.
mourners came by the thousands, Iraqi prime minister, Iranian Ambassodor and senior Iraqi military commanders were there. The crowd were waving militias flag and Slogans against America describing it as “The Great Satan” others were appreciating the coffins and cry.
gathering was close to the green zone, some angry men tried to storm the but they were stopped by other mourners, a man in loudspeakers was demanding the parliament to draft a draw forces the US troops to leave Iraq, another answered he want them to stay to burry them in Iraq.
The coffins were put on vehicles and they were covered with Iranian and Iraqi flags, Among the crowds was Hadi Al-Amiri, head of Badr Organization, he was seen standing next to coffins crying and saying “the price of this blood will be kicking the Americans out of Iraq”.
The whole atmosphere was of a military funeral, even the Iraqi military choir were there and senior Iraqi military ranks performed the military salute. 
then were transported in a plane to Karbala, One of the Shiite holy cities in Iraq to perform religious rituals, they were received my the representer of the spiritual leader of Iraqi Shia Muslims Ali Al-Sistani, who led the praying on them.
Then they moved to the city of Najaf where they were received by Sistani’s son, Muhandus was buried in Najaf and Soleimani was taken to his home in Iran.
At night signs of violence happened, a rocket landed inside the green zone and didn’t hit the embassy and other landed in Balad airbase which has an American presence, the attacks didn’t cause casualties, there has been a total 23 attacks in the last two months against coalition.
Then the KH issued statement threatening they will attack the US forces in Iraq and demanding the Iraqi forces to stay away from military bases that hosts Americans then Trump threatened to respond by targeting 52 Iranian sites already selected.
With all these developments regular Iraqis are in a state of concern watching news and preparing to be in the middle of a conflict that they didn’t chose.
