The funeral service for former Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force General Soleimani, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of the PMU is taking place in Baghdad on Saturday, one day after they were martyred in a US airstrike at Baghdad's international airport.

Soleimani's body is expected to be transported to Tehran where another funeral will take place on Sunday, January 5.