Today's burial of murdered Iranian General Qasem Soleiman

Before being sent to his homeland, the lifeless body of the high military was publicly honoured by a large number of people in Iraq and then to Iran's capital, Tehran.

Iran has pledged harsh retaliation for the killing of the commander of the Kurdish forces and on Sunday has fully withdrawn from the international nuclear agreement, with which the Islamic republic is limited to enriching uranium, the Express broadcast.

Who was Qasem Solemann?

The 62-year-old general was tasked with protecting and strengthening Iran's influence in the Middle East through secret and illegal operations. He was held responsible for dozens of attacks on American forces.

Qasem Solejman was senior general of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, and by 1998 he was commander of the Kurdish forces, which are mainly responsible for foreign and illegal operations.

He had begun his military career in the war between Iran and Iraq in the eightties, when he had served as commander of the 41st Division. Later, he engaged in foreign operations, offering military assistance to Hezbollah in Lebanon. In 2012, Soliman also offered help to the government of the Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad, who is Iran's important ally. He also provided assistance to the Shiite forces in Iraq, supported by Tehrani.

Soliman was killed in an attack with fear by American forces on January 3rd, while traveling in a car near Baghdad Airport. In addition, some Iraqi members of the Mobilization People's Forces were also killed in this attack. General Esmail Ghani has already been named in his position, writes BBC