MESOP SHORT CUTS – QASSEM SOLEIMANI
Iran’s Qods Force chief calls Iraqi militia commander ‘living martyr’
14 Jul 2017 01:29 PM PDT – MESOP – At a ceremony commemorating a Revolutionary Guard commander recently slain in Iraq, Major General Qassem Soleimani on July 10 hailed victory in Mosul against the Islamic State. Addressing the crowd with the flags of the Islamic Republic, Lebanese Hezbollah, Palestine and Iraq draped behind him, the Qods Force chief praised Iraqi actors, as well as Iran’s material and combat support to Iraq during the war. Soleimani, however, omitted US military support, which has been crucial in the campaign. www.mesop.de