Al-Quds special forces commander General Qasem Soleimani was buried in his hometown of Kerman, IRNA reported.

According to it, the killed general was buried a few hours after the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched rockets at two US air bases in Iraq. The coffin with his body was placed in the section of the martyrs.

It was expected to bury the general on Tuesday, January 7. However, the mourning ceremony was postponed due to the large number of people who came as over 50 people have been killed in the stampede.

Al-Quds Special Forces Commander General Qasem Soleimani was killed on January 3 in Iraq by US forces.