[[{"content_id":336839,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Syria’s Assad expresses condolences over Soleimani’s assassination","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has condoled Iran over the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, saying that the late commander’s support for Syria will always be remembered by the Syrian nation.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"As Reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) In a message to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Friday, Assad expressed his and &ldquo;the Arab people of Syria&rsquo;s warmest condolences&rdquo; to the Leader and the Iranian nation.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAssad said the Syrian people would never forget Lieutenant General Soleimani&rsquo;s support for the Syrian Arab Army in defense of Syria and against terrorism.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDescribing the assassination of Soleimani as a &ldquo;criminal act&rdquo; serving &ldquo;Zionist and imperialist designs,&rdquo; Assad said his martyrdom would strengthen the will of the resistance axis.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAssad also expressed condolences in a separate message to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLieutenant General Soleimani, who was the head of the Quds Force of Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, was assassinated in an American airstrike in Baghdad early on Friday.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe attack also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis,&nbsp;the second-in-command of Iraq&rsquo;s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIran has pledged a &ldquo;harsh revenge&rdquo; on the US for the assassination.","content_html":"<p>As Reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) In a message to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Friday, Assad expressed his and &ldquo;the Arab people of Syria&rsquo;s warmest condolences&rdquo; to the Leader and the Iranian nation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Assad said the Syrian people would never forget Lieutenant General Soleimani&rsquo;s support for the Syrian Arab Army in defense of Syria and against terrorism.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Describing the assassination of Soleimani as a &ldquo;criminal act&rdquo; serving &ldquo;Zionist and imperialist designs,&rdquo; Assad said his martyrdom would strengthen the will of the resistance axis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Assad also expressed condolences in a separate message to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Lieutenant General Soleimani, who was the head of the Quds Force of Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, was assassinated in an American airstrike in Baghdad early on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The attack also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis,&nbsp;the second-in-command of Iraq&rsquo;s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Iran has pledged a &ldquo;harsh revenge&rdquo; on the US for the assassination.<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2020-01-04 10:44:02","content_date_event":"2020-01-04 10:44:02","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2020-01-04 10:48:54","content_date_register":"2020-01-04 10:48:54","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":38577,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":30,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Syria’s Assad expresses condolences over Soleimani’s assassination\n 2","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/465849_1676022158_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/465849_1676022158_300_168.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/465849_1676022158_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/465849_1676022158_600_337.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/465849_1676022158_650_365.jpg","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/465849_1676022158_650_365.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":1676022158,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202001\/465849_1676022158.jpg","width":650,"height":365,"size":0}}}]}]]