Iranians bid farewell to 400 unknown soldiers killed in Iran-Iraq war
Gisoo Misha Ahmadi
Press TV, Tehran
Caskets with the remains of “unidentified martyrs” draped in Iranian flags and carried in mass processions.
For many Iranian families, the painful legacy of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war, referred to as the sacred defense, drags on after more than three decades as they hopefully wait for news of loved ones still “missing.”
The martyrdom anniversary of Hazrate Fatemeh the daughter of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) became the perfect occasion to bid farewell to the four hundred unknown martyrs of the Iraqi-imposed war.
In the capital Tehran, the last farewell on Tuesday honored two hundred soldiers whose remains were recently recovered from the former battlefields along the Iraq-Iran border. Funerals were held for another two hundred soldiers in other cities and towns across Iran. None of the soldiers have been identified and their remains are to be buried as “unknown martyrs”.
Iran has been the scene of foreign-backed riots since mid-September and many who attended the funeral procession saw it as an opportunity to send a message to the enemies of the Islamic republic.
Trucks piled high with the caskets made their way through the streets. Men and women in black followed them weeping for those who lost their lives in a bloody war which left more than a million casualties on both sides. But most importantly they turned out to once again pledge allegiance to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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