January the third marked the first anniversary since the commander of the Quds Force of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and Deputy Head of Iraqs Popular Mobilization Units, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were assassinated in a US drone strike. Events were held in Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, and elsewhere in the region to commemorate and pay tributes to the two anti-terror commanders and demand their revenge.