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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 365

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

A man lifts an anti-US and anti-Israel placard as members and supporters of Iraq's al-Hashed al-Shaabi ex-paramilitary alliance take part in a demonstration and a symbolic funeral for Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, on January 1, 2022. (Sabah Arar/AFP)
January 1, 2022, 3:49 pm
Hundreds trample on Israel, US flags at Baghdad rally marking Soleimani’s death
Demonstrators call for last US troops to leave Iraq; supporters of Iran-aligned Shiite factions bused in from multiple Iraqi provinces to attend the demonstration
By Agencies
Popular Mobilization Forces and their supporters light candles at Baghdad's international airport on the first anniversary of the killing of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the PMF and Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds forces, on January 2, 2021. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
January 7, 2021, 2:22 pm
A year later, Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over killing of Iran general
Symbolic move, relating to 2020 drone strike targeting Qassem Soleimani and militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, alleges premeditated murder, which carries death penalty
By AP
Supporters of the Popular Mobilization Forces hold a posters of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, front, and General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds force during a protest marking a year since their killing in a US drone strike, in Tahrir Square, Iraq, January 3, 2021. (Khalid Moha/AP)
January 3, 2021, 7:59 pm
Chanting against US, Baghdad rally marks year since drone strike on Iran general
Protesters gather in Tahrir Square on anniversary of killing of Gen. Qassim Soleimani and top Iraqi militia leader, urge government to expel US troops from country
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and Zeina Karam
An Iraqi woman carries a poster at Baghdad Airport, in Baghdad on January 2, 2021, at the site of the killing of an Iraqi commander and the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
January 3, 2021, 9:37 am
Mock funeral procession held in Baghdad to mark anniversary of Soleimani killing
Memorial event held for former head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force and senior Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, both killed in US drone strike last year
By AP
Students of Iran's Basij paramilitary force burn posters depicting US President Donald Trump (top) and President-elect Joe Biden, during a rally in front of the foreign ministry in Tehran, on November 28, 2020, to protest the killing of prominent nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh a day earlier near the capital. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
December 1, 2020, 5:00 am
Killing scientist batters, but doesn’t shatter, Biden plans to reenter nuke deal
Fakhrizadeh assassination adds to Tehran’s growing list of grievances and could prompt it to retaliate; still, it doesn’t diminish Iran’s desire to return to a sanction-ending deal
By Jacob Magid
Senior Revolutionary Guard commander General Qassem Soleimani attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (not seen) and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2016. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
June 9, 2020, 11:31 am
Iran to execute man accused of providing intel on Soleimani to US, Israel
Tehran claims Mahmoud Mousavi Majd gave CIA and Mossad info on ‘whereabouts and movements’ of Iranian general, who was killed in US drone strike in January
By Agencies
Anti-government protesters run as security forces fire tear gas to disperse them during a clash in Baghdad, Iraq on January 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
January 26, 2020, 2:52 pm
Iraqi protesters keep up rallies despite pressure from riot police
15 killed, dozens wounded as demonstrators, some throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails, call for snap elections and appointment of an independent premier
By AFP
A member of the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces stands guard in front of the US embassy in the capital Baghdad on January 2, 2020. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)
January 8, 2020, 11:41 pm
Two rockets hit Iraqi capital’s Green Zone — security sources
Incident occurs 24 hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at bases housing US forces, as Washington-Tehran tensions soar
By AFP
Qais al-Khazali (C) commander of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq pro-Iran faction attends the funeral procession of slain Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani and eight others at the Imam Ali Shrine in the shrine city of Najaf in central Iraq, January 4, 2020. (Haidar HAMDANI/AFP)
January 8, 2020, 2:17 pm
Iraq’s pro-Iran factions ramp up threats to US after Iran missile strikes
Qais al-Khazali, a hardline commander, says Iraqi militias’ response will be no less severe than Iranian barrage; another group warns American soldiers ‘revenge is coming’
By AFP
Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his comrades, who were killed in Iraq in a US drone strike, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square in Tehran, Iran, January 6, 2020. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
January 6, 2020, 4:49 pm
Killing Trump wouldn’t be revenge enough for Soleimani, says top Iran general
Revolutionary Guards aerospace commander says rockets at American bases also not enough; only the total removal of US forces from Middle East will suffice
By ToI Staff
Iraqi counterterrorism forces stand guard in front of the US embassy in the capital Baghdad, on January 2, 2020 (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
January 4, 2020, 7:44 pm
Missiles hit near US embassy in Iraq, base housing troops after generals slain
No reports of casualties; Washington is bracing for Iranian retaliation after Tehran vowed to avenge death of Soleimani; top Iraqi paramilitary chief was also killed in strike
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Mourners surround a car carrying the coffin of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed alongside Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US air strike, during a funeral procession in Kadhimiya, a Shiite pilgrimage district of Baghdad, on January 4, 2020 (SABAH ARAR / AFP)
January 4, 2020, 9:46 am
Chanting ‘Death to America, Israel,’ thousands join Soleimani funeral procession
Top dignitaries attend mourning ceremony in Baghdad’s Green Zone; Iranian general to be buried Tuesday in his hometown of Kerman; Iranian newspapers warn of coming revenge
By Agencies
Surveillance footage aired by Iraqi television that is said to show the moment a convoy carrying Iranian Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani was hit in a US airstrike at Baghdad international airport, January 3, 2019. (Screen capture: Twitter)
January 3, 2020, 10:46 pm
Four Hellfire missiles and a severed hand: The killing of Qassem Soleimani
Ripped to pieces, Soleimani was identified by his ring; strike was planned days ago, with Trump telling Sen. Graham on Monday, apparently while they played golf in Florida
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iraqis walk in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on January 3, 2020. (AFP)
January 3, 2020, 11:20 am
Analysts say Iraq could ‘pay price’ for US strike on Iranian commander
‘Heads will roll,’ says one expert regarding political repercussions of Soleimani’s killing in Iraq, which has become battlefield between Washington and Tehran
By Sarah Benhaida
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the number two of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, in a press conference during a visit to Basra, January 23, 2018. (HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI / AFP)
January 3, 2020, 9:53 am
Iraq paramilitary chief slain alongside Soleimani was Tehran’s man in Baghdad
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis was sworn enemy of US, and acted as ‘the central nervous system’ of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force in Iraq
By AFP
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