Turkiye (IP) - People from Turkiye's Istanbul took a journey to Kerman, southeastern Iran, to pay tribute to the late Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.

Iran PressAsia: While wearing clothing portraying Martyr Soleimani, a group of people left Turkey from Istanbul Airport for Kerman to visit the tomb of Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the international hero of the fight against terrorism. 

It is for the third time Turkish pilgrims to come to Iran's Kerman on the occasion of General Soleimani's martyrdom. 

They started their journey with the slogan " We are all Qasem Soleimani". 

One of the pilgrims told IranPress: the world's Muslims are grateful for following the path of such a martyr as Qasem Soleimani, for with the holy blood of General Soleimani and other martyrs of the  Resistance Front being shed, we are witnessing the collapse of the world's arrogant powers led by the US and Zionist regime.   

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Still, a woman told IP: "We do believe that he is the real fighter for justice path and a martyr of the Islamic Ummah; We follow the path of the Resistance Front leader and will remain steadfast in this way."

 Another pilgrim told the news agency: " Martyr General Soleimani sacrificed his soul for the elevation of the real Islam across the world; He is a hero and the commander of the hearts of all freedom-seekers and the oppressed.

On the verge of the third martyrdom anniversary of the international hero of the fight against terrorism, different programs were performed and are to be performed throughout Iran to commemorate him. 

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General Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Second-in-Command Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were assassinated along with their companions in a US drone strike authorized by the former US President Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.

General Soleimani and his companions were highly popular because of their key role in eliminating the US-backed ISIS terrorist group in the region, particularly in Iraq and Syria.

General Soleimani was assassinated by the US while he was in Baghdad at the official invitation of the Iraqi government.

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