The commander of the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards is killed in a US airstrike on his convoy at Baghdad airport.
Major General Qassem Soleimani, the architect of Iran's intelligence and military operations abroad, was hailed as a hero at home and considered one of the most powerful figures in the country.on his convoy at Baghdad airport.
In 2018, Soleimani was seen in a video clip warning the US president:"I'm telling you Mr Trump the gambler, I'm telling you, know that we are close to you in that place you don't think we are. You will start the war but we will end it."In recent years Soleimani deployed his forces in Syria's war to support President Bashar al Assad. He was also seen on battlefields, guiding Iraqi Shia groups in the war against Islamic State.
He was said to be a"great listener" who did not"impose himself", according to an Iranian official, who added:"But he always gets what he wants"In 2007, at the height of the civil war between Sunni and Shia militants in Iraq, the US military accused Soleimani's Quds Force of supplying improvised explosive devices to Shia fighters, leading to the deaths of many American...
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