Imam Khamenei Bids Farewell to Martyr Hojaji in Tehran

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In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei attended Imam Hussein Mosque at the square in Tehran, where martyr Mohsen Hojaji's body had been brought to, performing prayers for the martyr prior to the funeral ceremony.

Imam Khamenei also met with the martyr's family, expressing gratitude for their steadfastness in their cause.

Iranians have also held a large funeral procession in the capital for the iconic martyr.

Hojaji was a member of the Iranian military advisory team, which assists the Syria army in its counter-terrorism operations against Wahhabi terrorists. He was taken hostage by the Wahhabi Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] terrorists near the Iraqi border on August 7 and beheaded two days later.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani is expected to address the commemoration ceremony as the event's keynote speaker.

Also attending the procession will be Iranian military top brass from the Army and the IRGC.

On Tuesday, Hojaji's body lied in estate at Imam Reza Shrine in the holy Iranian city of Mashhad, where throngs of mourners paid homage to the martyr.

Hojaji will be buried in his hometown of Najafabad in Isfahan Province in central Iran, following another funeral procession on Thursday.

Soon after Hojaji's martyrdom, General Qassem Soleimani said Iranian forces would not rest until they have taken out every last terrorist from the face of the Muslim world.

The general, who commands the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, vowed on September 21 that the terror outfit would be uprooted in two months.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team