Iraq's funeral procession for General Qasem Soleimani lasted hours. Men in Baghdad wept openly near his coffin, and - like leaders in Iran - vowed revenge for his death
The mourners came by the thousands on Saturday, flooding the streets of a city that is no stranger to violence. But this time, there was a different edge. The fear was more acute, the potential repercussions more ominous.
The attack has shaken Iraq, sharpening long-standing fears that the country's soil will become home, again, for a bloody shadow war between Washington and Tehran. For many caught in between, Baghdad now carries echoes of the uncertainties that preceded the 2003 US-led invasion. "Death to America! Death to Israel!" mourners cried, following the bodies of Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a powerful Iraqi militia leader. "We will take our revenge!"AP
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