The procession later made its way to the Shiite holy city of Karbala, where the mourners that are fiercely loyal to Soleimani raised the red flags -- a symbolic call to arms -- while expressing anti-American sentiments. Red flags in Shiite tradition symbolize blood spilled unjustly and serve as a call to avenge a person who is slain, The Sun reported. The red flags also have been flown at demonstrations in Tehran, according to the Daily Mail. CNBC reported that the red flag was raised in Qom, the seventh-largest city in Iran. The killing of Soleimani was “a loss for Palestine and the resistance,” senior Hamas official Ismail Radwan said.

Source: Fox News January 05, 2020 00:45 UTC