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People take part in the funeral procession of a senior commander from the pro-Iran armed group the Kataeb Hezbollah, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Abu Baqr al-Saadi was killed in a US air strike a day before, as Washington accuses the group of having been involved in attacks on American troops in the region. IMAGES
Hundreds of people in Indian Kashmir shout slogans against the United States as they stage a demonstration in the Muslim-majority region within hours of U.S. forces killing Iran's most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani. IMAGES
An American strike killed a pro-Iran commander in Iraq who was involved in attacks on Washington's troops, Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
The Pentagon says a US warplane kills multiple Iranian-backed militiamen in Iraq after they fired a short-range ballistic missile at American and allied personnel in the country. "This self-defense strike resulted in some hostile fatalities," Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US Central Command commander General Kenneth McKenzie admits the United States made a "mistake" when it launched a drone strike against suspected Islamic State militants in the Afghan capital Kabul on August 29, confirming that it killed 10 civilians instead. "The strike was a tragic mistake," McKenzie tells reporters at a Pentagon briefing after an investigation. SOUNDBITE
Cali, May 28 (EFE).- Three people died violently Friday here in Colombia's third-largest city, the epicenter of a weeks-long "general strike" against the government of right-wing President Ivan Duque."Unfortunately, three people have died. I express my solidarity and condolences to their families. This situation has occurred between those blocking (the street) and those who wanted to pass," Cali Mayor Jorge Ivan Ospina said in a video disseminated by his office. (Camera: ERNESTO GUZMAN).SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE COLOMBIAN OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE COVER THE BODY OF A DEAD MAN ON THE GROUND, DURING THE DEMONSTRATIONS AMID THE NATIONAL STRIKE, IN THE LA LUNA SECTOR, IN CALI, COLOMBIA, WARNING: VIDEO MAY CONTAIN GRAPHIC CONTENT.