Iraq Fast Facts

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Updated 1434 GMT (2234 HKT) February 3, 2021

Mourners throng the car carrying the body of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession for Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad on January 4.
Photos: US airstrike in Baghdad kills Iran's top general
Mourners throng the car carrying the body of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession for Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad on January 4.
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Mourners touch a casket draped in Iranian flags during Qasem Soleimani's funeral procession on January 4.
Photos: US airstrike in Baghdad kills Iran's top general
Mourners touch a casket draped in Iranian flags during Qasem Soleimani's funeral procession on January 4.
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This photo, released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office, shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following the US airstrike that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, on January 3.
Photos: US airstrike in Baghdad kills Iran's top general
This photo, released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office, shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following the US airstrike that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, on January 3.