Qassem Soleimani's remains arrive in hometown for burial

Soleimani, 62, was born into a poor family in Kerman province in the country's southeast. He started working as a 13-year-old to support his family, spending his free time attending sermons. As a young man during the Iranian revolution in 1979, Soleimani began his ascent through the Iranian military, although he did not finish school. Soleimani emerged from the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s a national hero for the missions he led across Iraq's border.