Baghdad Airport Becomes Memorial on Soleimani Anniversary
Crowds numbering in the thousands assembled to honor the sixth anniversary of the deaths of Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy leader of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who were killed in a drone strike on January 3, 2020.
The atmosphere was thick with incense and funeral chants as mourners passed through a space preserved to capture the moment of the attack.
Close to the airport, a striking monument fashioned from the charred and twisted remains of the vehicles targeted in the strike now stands. White doves, representing peace, perch upon the wreckage — a powerful contrast between the brutality of the assault and the enduring demand for dignity and harmony.
Some participants paused before the wreckage to pray in silence, their private sorrow merging with collective grief. Nearby, a wall glowed with hundreds of candles, accompanied by handwritten notes in Arabic and Farsi.
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