Mumbai in India, Kula Lumpur in Malaysia, Islamabad in Pakistan, Baghdad in Iraq, Kabul in Afghanistan, Damascus in Syria, Sarajevo in Bosnia, Beirut in Lebanon, Copenhagen in Denmark, Vienna in Austria, Stockholm in Sweden, and Tunisia saw ceremonies in commemoration of the martyrdom anniversary of the generals on Friday.
The ceremonies were held in mosques and in some countries like Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon also in churches where the worshipers acknowledge General Soleimani's role in protecting religious minorities and their holy places against the ISIS attacks.
General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis as well as eight other companions were assassinated by the US army on January 3, 2020.
The assassination was carried out at the direct order of former US President Donald Trump.
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