The death of General Soleimani in Iraq declared 3-day mourning

In a statement published on the Iraqi government to “Twitter”, said that the deaths in the airstrike of US General Qasem Soleimani, the acting Prime Minister of Iraq, Adel Abdel Mahdi announced three-day mourning.

As earlier reported, the Pentagon has confirmed that on Friday, January 3, struck a rocket attack on airport in Baghdad, which killed the commander of the special forces, “al-Quds” Islamic revolutionary guard Corps, reminds TASS. The US defense Department said that the strike was ordered by President Donald trump, and wore a defensive character, as it was intended to protect stationed in Iraq and other countries of the American military. Washington argues that the planned General Soleimani attack could lead to the deaths of hundreds of Americans and Iraqis.