Close the US Embassy! - Iraqis hold funeral procession for Popular Mobilisation Forces fighters killed in Israeli attacks

"Hundreds of Iraqis took part in a funeral procession on Monday for those Popular Mobilisation Forces fighters killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes. Footage shows hundreds of mourners carrying the group's flags, with some weeping over their dead. "This is undoubtedly a major war, a war against truth and righteousness. They want us to confront this falsehood today. Global arrogance embodies a path of falsehood by striking at these prominent leaders and religious authorities, and by attacking and occupying nations. America and Israel have acted recklessly in committing this crime, and they will inevitably face a devastating retaliation, God willing. At this moment, the courageous and defiant resistance fighters across the region are prepared to stand against this agenda," said Sheikh Hamza al-Aqabi, from Hezbollah. "We call for holding America accountable, closing the US embassy in Iraq, and expelling all American forces from Iraqi territory," another mourner added. On Friday, Saraya Awliya al-Dam - affiliated with Hezbollah's Brigades in Iraq - announced they had "begun raising readiness to carry out jihadist operations against the accursed alliance in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran," stating: "The hands of our mujahideen are now on the trigger, preparing to unleash all the live ammunition they hold on all US military sites inside and outside Iraq, as legitimate targets for the Islamic resistance." Iraqi media reported on Friday that the Jurf al-Nasr area north of Babylon province had been hit by two airstrikes. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) launched airstrikes across Lebanon, saying it was in response to Hezbollah launched a barrage of drones and rockets. According to Hezbollah, their assault was in retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and was carried out "in defence of Lebanon and its people." The US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday morning. Tehran said it was responding with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with strikes reported in countries right across the Gulf region. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead in a strike on Saturday. It comes after a number of rounds of talks between the Americans and Iranians. "