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For Syrians in Idlib, killing of Soleimani a ‘victory’
7 years agoSupporters of Shiite Hezbollah movement hold posters of slain Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani as the movement's leader delivers a speech on a screen in the Lebanese capital Beirut's southern suburbs on January 5, 2020. - The head of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah called on Iraq to free itself of the American "occupation" after top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Baghdad. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
In parts of the Middle East, Qasem Soleimani is revered as a hero. But in opposition-held Syria, the slain Iranian commander was seen as the man to kill.