{"id":18646,"date":"2020-01-04T10:36:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T15:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=18646"},"modified":"2020-01-04T10:36:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T15:36:04","slug":"people-in-iran-and-across-the-globe-celebrate-qassem-soleimanis-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/18646\/","title":{"rendered":"People in Iran and Across the Globe Celebrate Qassem Soleimani\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

People in Iran and Across the Globe Celebrate Qassem Soleimani\u2019s Death<\/h1>\n

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\nIranians Celebrating the Death of Qassem Soleimani in Iran and Other Countries<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n

Written by\u00a0Sedighe Shahrokhi<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a004 January 2020.<\/p>\n

Iranians<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0supporters of\u00a0the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK)<\/a><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>people of Syria and Iraq,\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>rejoic<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0after the death of the Iranian regime\u2019s notorious General,\u00a0<\/span>Qassem<\/span>\u00a0Soleimani<\/span><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0who was responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of people both inside and outside Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is while the Iranian regime tries to\u00a0<\/span>portray the dead\u00a0<\/span>terrorist\u00a0<\/span>commander of\u00a0the Islamic Revolutionary Guar<\/a><\/span>ds\u00a0<\/span>Corps\u00a0<\/span><\/a>(IRGC)<\/a>\u00a0Quds Force\u00a0<\/a>as a so-called \u201cHero\u201d of the Iranian people and people\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0the Middle East.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Video<\/span>s and messages circulating on social media on Friday showed Iranians inside and outside Iran and<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0people of Iraq and Syria celebrating this irreparable blow to the Iranian regime and its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An\u00a0<\/span>Iranian man describes\u00a0IRGC Quds<\/a>\u00a0Force chief\u00a0<\/span>Qassem<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Soleimani<\/a>\u00a0as the “most hated figure,”\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>says he was overjoyed after hearing the news and will celebrate the entire day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iranian Kurds in #<\/span>Iran<\/span><\/a> celebrate the death of Soleimani, who also played a part in the killing and suppression of Kurds after the 1979 revolution that brought the mullahs to power.<\/p>\n

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In Kurdistan, west of Iran, Iranians celebrated the death of\u00a0<\/span>Qassem<\/span>\u00a0Soleimani with pizza. One of the writings on a pizza box reads, “<\/span>\u00a0For the destruction of Khamenei<\/span>.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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From Kurdistan, W #<\/span>Iran<\/span><\/a>– #<\/span>Iranian<\/span><\/a> Kurds celebrate the death of Qasem Soleimani with pizza. One of the writings calls for the “destruction of Khamenei” the regime’s Supreme Leader. #<\/span>FreeIran2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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In another video published on Twitter, people in\u00a0<\/span>Sistan<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Baluchistan\u00a0<\/span>P<\/span>rovince<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0southeast Iran, celebrate Soleimani’s death with candy. A\u00a0<\/span>v<\/span>oice calls Soleimani “a pig” and congratulates the people\u00a0<\/span>of Iran, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and those mothers who lost their loved ones at Soleimani\u2019s hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

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People in the impoverished province of Sistan and Baluchistan in SE #<\/span>Iran<\/span><\/a> celebrate Soleimani’s death with candy. Voice calls Soleimani “a pig” and congratulates ppl in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, & mothers who lost their loved ones at his hands, for his death. #<\/span>FreeIran2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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A woman in Iran says in a video<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0\u201cPastries to celebrate the killing of [IRGC\u00a0<\/span>Q<\/span>o<\/span>ds<\/span>\u00a0Force chief]\u00a0<\/span>Qassem<\/span>\u00a0Soleimani<\/span>.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In another video published on Social Media, an\u00a0<\/span>Iranian woman says<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0“Our family<\/span>\u00a0is overjoyed\u00a0<\/span>after hearing\u00a0<\/span>about the\u00a0<\/span>death of\u00a0<\/span>Qassem<\/span>\u00a0Soleimani, the terrorist.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Iranians and MEK\u00a0<\/span>supporters in different cities also celebrated this heavy blow to the Iranian regime. In Oslo, Norway they h<\/span>e<\/span>ld flyers reading: Freedom has emerged in the regional countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Event by Iranians\/youth in capitals across globe.
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\nSingers from Resistance of Iran:Time of Revolution!pic.twitter.com\/r7ya2aX7M3<\/a>#<\/span>FreeIran2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Iranians in London also celebrated the elimination of the world’s number\u00a0<\/span>one<\/span>\u00a0terrorist\u00a0<\/span>Qasem<\/span>\u00a0Soleimani.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Freedom-loving Iranians & PMOI\/MEK supporters in London celebrating the killing of #<\/span>Iran<\/span><\/a>‘s IRGC Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani.#<\/span>FreeIran2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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In another video, an Iranian man calls Soleimani, “terrorist killer of Syrian children, behind the region’s instability” and says he was \u201c<\/span>o<\/span>verjoyed\u201d since he woke up and heard the news and would spend the rest of the day celebrating.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reports<\/span>\u00a0and footages from Iran show people saying they haven’t been this happy in a very long time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

People of Iraq and Syria, who had suffered very much from the Iranian regime\u2019s terrorism in their\u00a0<\/span>countries led by Soleimani, celebrated his death.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/span>n Idlib, northwest of Syria, locals distributed pastries, celebrating the killing of\u00a0<\/span>Qassem<\/span>\u00a0Soleimani.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iraqis in Basra also celebrated the death of Soleimani. Because he\u00a0<\/span>was ordering the quelling of the protests which has so far resulted in over 500 deaths and 20,000 injured in 90 days<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iraqis in Basra are celebrating the death of Qassim Sulaimani #<\/span>Iraq<\/span><\/a> #<\/span>Basra<\/span><\/a> , Sulaimani was accused of ordering the quelling of the protests(resulting in 500+ deaths and 20,000 injured protesters over 90 days) #<\/span>Baghdad<\/span><\/a> #<\/span>BaghdadAirport<\/span><\/a> #<\/span>QudsForce<\/span><\/a> #<\/span>Suleimani<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Background\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

On January 03,\u00a0<\/span>Qassem<\/span>\u00a0Soleimani the notorious commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards terrorist Quds Force, along with Abu Mahdi al-<\/span>Muhandis<\/span>, the head of Iraq’s suppressive\u00a0<\/span>Bassij<\/span>\u00a0was killed by the US military strike in\u00a0<\/span>Iraq.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs.\u00a0Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of\u00a0the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>, described the elimination of\u00a0<\/span>Qassem<\/span>\u00a0Soleimani and Abu Mehdi\u00a0<\/span>Muhandes<\/span>\u00a0as an “irreparable blow to the clerical regime.”\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs. Rajavi underlined, “The time had come to evict the mullahs from the region, especially from Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, and expel the IRGC from these countries. In this way, Iraq, which had been delivered by the United States to the clerical regime on a silver platter, will be liberated from the yoke of the religious fascism ruling Iran.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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