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Video images posted by Iraqi accounts close to factions loyal to Tehran showed the dissemination of images of the Iranian Quds Force commander, Qassem Soleimani, and the deputy chief of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, within the Iraqi parliament.
The images, contained in a short video clip, show photos of Soleimani and the engineer hanging in two places within the main hall of the Iraqi parliament, the first in front of the podium where the Presidency of Parliament sits and the second on opposite walls. to the podium.
Part of the preparations for the commemoration ceremony of the martyrdom of Commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and Commander General Qassem Soleimani tomorrow Saturday in the Iraqi Parliament. pic.twitter.com/lL5mW4eK24
– Zahraa Hajj (@ ZA_R01) December 18, 2020
The posts on “Twitter” repeated that the posting of the photos comes as part of preparations for a commemorative ceremony inside the Iraqi parliament on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of Soleimani and the engineer in a US raid near the Baghdad International Airport.
The video sparked widespread discontent among Iraqis on social media, especially as the country has witnessed over the past two years mass demonstrations calling for the reduction of Iranian influence there, at a time when pro-Iranian militias have a strong hold. influence and are leading a crackdown that resulted in the murder and kidnapping of dozens of prominent activists. .
Qassem Soleimani is a war criminal who has committed genocide and demographic change within Iraq and Syria.
Its celebration and its photos in the Iraqi parliament are conclusive proof of the subordination of the political class in Iraq to the regime of the mullahs in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/0llVwue47Y– زیاد السنجري (@zeyad_alsenjary) December 19, 2020
One commentator, for example, said: “Qassem Soleimani is a war criminal who carried out genocide and demographic change within Iraq and Syria. His image in the Iraqi parliament is conclusive proof of the subordination of the political class in Iraq to the regime of the mullahs in Tehran “. Another wrote: “A memorial party inside the main hall of the Iraqi parliament, which supposedly represents the Iraqi people. A memorial service for the Iranian Qassem Soleimani and not for the hundreds of Iraqis who were killed this year. Who represents the parliament? The people of Iraq or the government of Iran? “
Soleimani was assassinated in the early hours of January 3, after Washington considered that Soleimani was a threat to its national security, and said that the attack that targeted his two-car convoy near the Baghdad airport did not have the intention to kill the engineer and eight others with him.
The incident prompted the Iraqi parliament to approve a formal request for the withdrawal of US forces deployed in the country as part of an international coalition to fight ISIS.
A memorial service inside the main hall of the Iraqi parliament, which is supposed to represent the Iraqi people.
A memorial service for the Iranian Qassem Soleimani and not for the hundreds of Iraqis who died this year.Who represents Parliament? The people of Iraq or the government of Iran?
– Adam (@adam_irak) December 19, 2020
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