Iraqi PM declares three days of mourning for Friday assassinations
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Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi declared on Saturday, January 4, three days of national mourning for Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and others martyred in a US air strike in Baghdad.
“Prime Minister and Commander in Chief Adil Abdul Mahdi orders the deceleration of national mourning for the souls of the martyrs for three days as of Saturday,” his office said in a statement.
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