From “unknownSet fire to a sculpture of Qassem Soleimani erected the day before in southwest Iran in honor of the powerful general who was killed in an American raid in Iraq in early 2020, Iranian media reported Thursday (January 6th) . “The statue of the general, which was unveiled yesterday morning (Wednesday) (…) in Shahrekord (capital of) the province of Chahar Mahall-Bakhtiari, was set on fire in the evening in a shameful act committed by unknown persons“, Reported the Isna news agency.
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Head of the Quds Force – the elite unit in charge of the external operations of the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of Iran – Soleimani was killed on January 3, 2020 in an American drone attack on his convoy near the Baghdad airport. Since his elimination, the Iranian authorities have erected several sculptures in many cities of the country to immortalize his memory.
“A rude and insulting act against the statue, erected on the occasion of the general’s second birthdayState television website iribnews reported. “This cowardly crime in the dark of the night is similar to the other crime also committed at night (near) Baghdad airport», Wrote the imam of the province Mohammad-Ali Nekounam, in a message published by Isna. Praised as a symbol of national unity, commemorations have been organized since Friday in Iran to mark the anniversary of Soleimani’s death and an exhibition of “missile capabilitiesIs scheduled for January 7.