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Martyrdom of Qasem Soleimani will strength the resistance fr...

( Syria )

Damascus:Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday sent two cables to the Leader of Iranian Islamic Revolution Sayyed Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran over the martyrdom of a constellation of resistance leaders on top of them Major-General Qassem Soleimani. President al-Assad in the cables said that this criminal act committed by the US administration reaffirms its approach of supporting terrorism, destabilizing the region and spreading chaos and law of the jungle in the service...

Afghan official calls Gen. Soleimani key figure in anti-Daes...

( Afghanistan )

Kabul: Afghanistan’s second vice president has hailed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani as a “prominent figure” in the battle against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, saying his assassination has complicated the situation in the region. Muhammad Sarwar Danish made the remarks in Kabul on Saturday, one day after a US drone strike near Baghdad’s airport targeted Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Abu Mahdi...

Assassination of Gen. Soleimani Act of Terrorism: Iran’s Z...

( Iran )

Tehran:Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the repercussions of the US’ move to assassinate the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Qassem Soleimani. In a telephone conversation on Friday night, Zarif described the US regime’s move to assassinate Major General Soleimani as “a terrorist action”. “Given the great popularity of Major General Soleimani among the region’s...

Turkish FM expresses condolences over martyrdom of Gen.Solei...

( Turkey )

Ankara:Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has expressed condolences over the martyrdom of the commander of IRGC Quds Force, Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani. In a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Turkish diplomat extended commiseration with the nation and the bereaved family of the top general. During the talks, the Iranian and Turkish counterparts also discussed a range of other issues, including the bilateral ties as well as other regional and...

Cuba condemns US military attack in Iraq...

( Cuba )

Havana:Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez condemned the US act of terrorism in assassinating IRGC Commander of Quds Lt. General Qasem Soleimani in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. In a tweet on Friday Rodríguez wrote, “We strongly condemn US drone strike on Baghdad airport and use of missiles for targeted killings. This action is a serious escalation in the Middle East where a conflict might break out with unforeseeable consequences for international peace and security.” The...

Assassination of Qasem Solemani `barbarism`:Malaysia...

( Malaysia )

Kaula Lampur:Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid, President Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organization (MAPIM) in a statement vehemently deplored US act to assassinate Iranian Commander Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani. “Gen Qassem Soleimani, assassinated by the US in an airstrike, shows the world that US a rogue nation of the worst kind,” the statement reads. “It is barbarism of the US that authorizes itself as a nation with license to kill,” it added. “This...

Assassination of Soleimani means targeting Jihad,Muqtada al-...

( Iraq )

Baghdad:A prominent Iraqi cleric has called an anti-US army to arms following the death of a top Iranian general in an airstrike in Baghdad. Muqtada al-Sadr tweeted that he was reactivating the army this morning following the death of Qasem Soleimani – an assassination that was ordered by Donald Trump. ‘I, as the official of the Iraqi National Resistance, give an order to the readiness of the Mujahideen to protect Iraq.’ He said ‘I, as the official of the Iraqi National Resistance,...

Haaj Soleimani “master of resistance martyrs”, avenging ...

( Lebanon )

Beirut:Describing General Qassem Soleimani as the “master of Resistance Axis’ martyrs,” Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stressed that avenging the commander of IRGC’s Quds Force is the responsibility and duty of all resistance mujahidin around the world. In a statement released on Friday, the leader of the Lebanese Resistance commented on the martyrdom of General Soleimani and Deputy Commander of Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis in a US strike on Baghdad airport...

Jeremy Corbyn criticises ‘belligerent’ Donald Tr...

( UK )

London:Jeremy Corbyn has said Britain should “stand up to the belligerent actions and rhetoric coming from the United States”, after Donald Trump ordered the assassination of Iran’s top general. In a statement today, Corbyn said the killing was “an extremely serious and dangerous escalation of conflict in the Middle East with global significance”. “The UK government should urge restraint on the part of both Iran and the US, and stand up to the belligerent actions and rhetoric...

Grand Ayatollah Sistani condemns US’ ‘vicious’ attack...

( Iraq )

Baghdad:Iraq’s top Cleric Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali al-Sistani reacted to US forces’ terrorist act of assassinating General Ghasem Soleimani along with some other figures of the resistance movement. “A vicious attack led to the martyrdom of a host of heroes who had gained victory over Daesh,” said Ayatollah Sistani on Friday. IRGC confirmed on Friday that Quds Force commander General Soleimani has been assassinated by US airstrikes on Friday at Baghdad airport. Pentagon said in a statement...