Funeral Processions Held in Karbala, Najaf for Martyred IRGC General
General Nilforoushan was an Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) commander who served as an adviser in Lebanon and was martyred in Beirut late last month.
His body arrived in Karbala on Monday evening and was taken to the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS) before being transferred to Najaf.
Sheikh Mahdi al-Karbalayi, the custodian of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), led the prayers for the revered commander in Karbala.
Iraqi people from different walks of life as well as representatives of Iraqi political groups and Islamic resistance movements attended the processions in both cities.
General Nilforoushan’s body was then transferred to Tehran and arrived at Mehrabad Airport early on Tuesday.
Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan was martyred in the same Israeli attack on a Beirut suburb that assassinated Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on September 27.
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In response to the assassinations, Iran launched a massive missile strike, dubbed Operation True Promise II, against the Israeli regime on October 1, targeting the regime’s military and espionage bases.
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