Khuzestan (IP)- Iran and Iraq held a joint dill in Arvandrood River, western Iran, on the occasion of Lt. Gen. Soleimani's 4th martyrdom anniversary.

Iran PressIran news: There in the marine parade held on Saturday, 313 boats and vessels participated. The exercise was coordinated by the IRGC Navy's third zone and the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU). 

The provincial officials including, the commander of IRGC Navy's third zone, the representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Khuzestan, the governor of Khuzestan, and the heads of the Iranian and Iraqi tribes participated. 

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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