When Iran's Qassem Soleimani blasted Pakistan over safe haven for terror
5 years ago

When Iran's Qassem Soleimani blasted Pakistan over safe haven for terror

India Today  

The late Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani of Iran publicly upbraided Pakistan last year when its citizens were accused of involvement in a blast that killed dozens belonging to his military organisation, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The powerful Maj. Gen. Soleimani led the IRGC's Quds Force, considered by the US to be a terrorist group, and was killed with several others on January 3, 2020, in a US airstrike that immediately ratcheted up tensions in the region. The attack was claimed by Jaish al-Adl -- a Sunni terrorist group based in southern Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province and in Pakistan, according to AFP. - Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani on February 21, 2019 "I warn you not to test Iran and anyone who has tested Iran has received firm response," Maj. Gen. Soleimani said.

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With its latest assassination, Israel is testing Iran
9 months ago

With its latest assassination, Israel is testing Iran

Live Mint  

IT IS HARD to say which was more significant: who was killed, or where. The strike killed General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a commander of the Quds Force, the expeditionary wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It has turned into a free-fire zone for Israel, which has carried out dozens of strikes in Syria since October 7th, wiping out most …

With its latest assassination, Israel is testing Iran
9 months, 1 week ago

With its latest assassination, Israel is testing Iran

Live Mint  

It is hard to say which was more significant: who was killed, or where. The strike killed General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a commander of the Quds Force, the expeditionary wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It has turned into a free-fire zone for Israel, which has carried out dozens of strikes in Syria since October 7th, wiping out most …

Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in Syria?
9 months, 1 week ago

Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in Syria?

Al Jazeera  

Zahedi was the highest ranking Iranian military commander to be killed since Major General Qassem Soleimani died in a US drone strike in 2020. Tehran, Iran – Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has been assassinated by Israel in Syria. Zahedi was the highest ranking Iranian military commander to have been killed …

Pakistan seeks to de-escalate crisis with Iran after deadly airstrikes that spiked tensions
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan seeks to de-escalate crisis with Iran after deadly airstrikes that spiked tensions

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s political and military leaders on Friday moved to de-escalate tensions with Iran after this week’s deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad that killed at least 11 people and marked a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. In Iran, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Pakistan’s efforts to reduce the tensions and said Iranian Foreign …

‘Killer drones, rockets’: How Pakistan army carried out airstrikes in Iran
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Killer drones, rockets’: How Pakistan army carried out airstrikes in Iran

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistani army on Thursday shared operational details of the airstrikes against hideouts inside Iran used by “terrorists” of two leading “Baloch terrorist groups”. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations said that it carried out precision air strikes in Iran using killer drones, rockets, loitering munitions and stand-off weapons, according to local media reports. It added that targeted hideouts …

Iran: At least 9 killed in Pakistan's tit-for-tat strikes
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran: At least 9 killed in Pakistan's tit-for-tat strikes

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan launched airstrikes against alleged militant hideouts inside Iran on Thursday, killing at least nine people as it retaliated for a similar attack days earlier by Iran and raising tensions with its neighbor as conflict across the region escalates. Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan have long regarded each other with suspicion over militant attacks, but analysts say this week’s …

7 killed as Pakistan conducts military strikes against 'terrorist hideouts' in Iran
11 months, 3 weeks ago

7 killed as Pakistan conducts military strikes against 'terrorist hideouts' in Iran

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday conducted "precision military strikes" against what it called "terrorist hideouts" in Iran's Siestan-Balochistan province that killed 7 people, a day after Islamabad recalled its ambassador from Tehran and suspended all planned high-level bilateral visits in the wake of Iranian missile and drone strikes in Balochistan. "This morning Pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated and specifically …

'We will not be commenting on Pakistan-Iran matter': MEA on recent airstrikes
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'We will not be commenting on Pakistan-Iran matter': MEA on recent airstrikes

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday again reiterated its stance about the ongoing tension between Iran and Pakistan and said, "We have issued a press release where we have cleared our stance on terrorism." Iran attacks Pakistan's militant organisation The statement from New Delhi came a day after Iran launched massive attacks targeting what it described as …

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran, killing 9 people
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran, killing 9 people

LA Times  

Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday on Iran, allegedly targeting militant hideouts in an attack that killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry described the country’s retaliatory attack Thursday as “a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes.” “This morning’s action was taken in light of …

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran after Tehran attack
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran after Tehran attack

NPR  

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran after Tehran attack Enlarge this image toggle caption Rahmat Gul/AP Rahmat Gul/AP ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry described their attack Thursday as "a series …

We Understand Actions Countries Take In Self Defence: India On Iran's Strikes On Pakistan
11 months, 3 weeks ago

We Understand Actions Countries Take In Self Defence: India On Iran's Strikes On Pakistan

ABP News  

India on Wednesday responded to Iran's air strikes in Pakistan, saying that this is a matter between the two nations and that, as far as India is concerned, it has an uncompromising position of zero tolerance towards terrorism. Two bases of the Balochi militant group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan were targeted by missiles and drones, PTI reported, citing Iranian state …

Pakistan Air Force posts a video boasting about its ‘advanced capabilities’, gets bombed by Iran hours later
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan Air Force posts a video boasting about its ‘advanced capabilities’, gets bombed by Iran hours later

Op India  

Iran launched drone and missile assaults on terrorist bases inside Pakistan on Wednesday, claiming to hit two Jaish al-Adl terrorist sites, a day after the elite Revolutionary Guards conducted similar strikes on Iraq and Syria. The significant missile attack by Iran on targets inside Pakistan’s territorial border came just hours after the Pakistani Air Force boasted about its advanced capabilities …

Iran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89
1 year ago

Iran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iran on Friday mourned those …

Bombings hit event for Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a shadowy figure slain in 2020 US drone strike
1 year ago

Bombings hit event for Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a shadowy figure slain in 2020 US drone strike

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — For Iranians backing the country’s theocracy, whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergymen, Gen. Qassem Soleimani represented a popular figure of national resilience in the face of four decades of U.S. pressure. The warfront was the lost paradise of the human beings, indeed.” A U.S. drone strike killed Soleimani, 62, and others as they …

Over 100 killed in Iran terrorist attack – Who is Qassem Soleimani?
1 year ago

Over 100 killed in Iran terrorist attack – Who is Qassem Soleimani?

Live Mint  

More than 100 people were killed and nearly 200 others injured on Wednesday after twin blasts rocked Kerman on Wednesday. The incident — dubbed a “terroristic" attack took place during a ceremony honouring slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. “Two explosive devices planted along the road leading to Kerman's Martyrs' Cemetery were detonated remotely by terrorists,” Reuters quoted an official as …

Over 100 dead in Iran blasts near Qasem Soleimani's grave: ‘Cowardly act’
1 year ago

Over 100 dead in Iran blasts near Qasem Soleimani's grave: ‘Cowardly act’

Hindustan Times  

Two explosions in quick succession near the grave of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani killed more than 100 people and wounded scores as the country marked the anniversary of his killing in a US drone strike in Iraq. Iran Blasts: People gather at the scene of explosions during a ceremony held to mark the death of late Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, …

Dozens killed in Iran blasts near Soleimani’s tomb during ceremony
1 year ago

Dozens killed in Iran blasts near Soleimani’s tomb during ceremony

Al Jazeera  

At least 95 killed and 211 others injured in twin explosions near tomb of Qassem Soleimani, Iran health minister says. Dozens of people have been killed and more than 200 others wounded in explosions near the tomb of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony marking four years since his assassination. Two explosions were heard in …

103 killed, 141 wounded in Iran bombings near slain general's grave: state media
1 year ago

103 killed, 141 wounded in Iran bombings near slain general's grave: state media

New Indian Express  

Iraqis light candles marking the fourth anniversary of the death of General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds Force, who was killed in a US air strike in Baghdad in 2020. AFP Copied TEHRAN: At least 103 people were killed in Iran Wednesday, as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary …

Pakistan Air Force foils terror attack at Mianwali Air Base
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan Air Force foils terror attack at Mianwali Air Base

The Hindu  

Pakistan's Army had said that it has foiled a terror attack at the Mianwali Training Air Base in the Punjab province. According to a press release from the Pakistan's ISPR, on November 4 in the early hours of the day, Mianwali Training Air Base of Pakistan Air Force came under a failed terrorist attack which has been foiled by the …

Pakistan troops ‘thwart’ attack on air force base, killing 9 fighters
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan troops ‘thwart’ attack on air force base, killing 9 fighters

Al Jazeera  

The attack comes a day after an ambush on a military convoy killed 14 soldiers in southwest Baluchistan province. A group of fighters has targeted an air force training base in central Pakistan’s Mianwali area but troops foiled the attack, killing nine of the attackers, according to Pakistan’s military. Newly founded group called Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, which has carried out a …

‘We’re looking to kill Trump…’: Iran Commander warns to avenge Soleimani killing
1 year, 10 months ago

‘We’re looking to kill Trump…’: Iran Commander warns to avenge Soleimani killing

Live Mint  

"We are looking to kill Donald Trump," a top Revolutionary Guards commander warned the former US President and other two officials while speaking about the country's repeated threat to avenge the US killing of a top Iranian Commander, according to the news agency Reuters. However, the commander clarified that Iran did not intend to kill "poor soldiers" when it launched …

When Abhinandan Varthaman, flying MiG-21, shot down Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet
3 years, 1 month ago

When Abhinandan Varthaman, flying MiG-21, shot down Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet

India TV News  

Highlights Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra by President Kovind. Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman on Monday was awarded the Vir Chakra, India’s third-highest wartime gallantry award, for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft on February 27, 2019. Here's what happened on February 27, 2019: Abhinandan’s Vir Chakra citation mentions that despite …

When Abhinandan Varthaman shot down Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet
3 years, 1 month ago

When Abhinandan Varthaman shot down Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet

India Today  

Abhinandan Varthaman on Monday, November 22, was awarded the Vir Chakra, India’s third-highest wartime gallantry award, for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft in February 2019. He shot down an F-16 over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir during India's Balakot air strike but was taken captive by the Pakistan Army after his plane was shot down by enemy forces. Abhinandan Varthaman, then …

'India's 9pm Attack': Why Pakistan Foreign Minister 'Pleaded' for Abhinandan's Release
4 years, 2 months ago

'India's 9pm Attack': Why Pakistan Foreign Minister 'Pleaded' for Abhinandan's Release

News 18  

“Legs were shaking and forehead perspiring” at a meeting of Pakistan’s top leaders, including Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, wherein Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi pleaded to release Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, saying if he was not released, India would attack Pakistan, a top Pakistani opposition leader has said. Recalling the tension in Islamabad after India …

General Bajwa’s ’legs were shaking’ after Qureshi said India was about to attack
4 years, 2 months ago

General Bajwa’s ’legs were shaking’ after Qureshi said India was about to attack

Live Mint  

Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa's "legs were shaking" during a meeting in February last year when that country's foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told parliamentary leaders that India was about to attack, a news report quoted a Pakistani lawmaker as saying. The lawmaker, Ayaz Sadiq of Pakistan Muslim League-N, was recounting the events of a February 2019 meeting …

Bajwa's 'Legs Shaking', Qureshi in 'Fear of Attack': Pak Oppn Recounts Night Before Abhinandan's Release
4 years, 2 months ago

Bajwa's 'Legs Shaking', Qureshi in 'Fear of Attack': Pak Oppn Recounts Night Before Abhinandan's Release

News 18  

Recalling the events from February 2019, the Pakistani opposition claimed that the Imran Khan government had released Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman “out of fear” of an Indian attack. Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday said that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had in an emergency meeting pointed out that “if Islamabad did not release Abhinandan …

Pakistan knew we could wipe out their bases, says ex-IAF chief on Abhinandan release, BJP chief hits out at Congress
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan knew we could wipe out their bases, says ex-IAF chief on Abhinandan release, BJP chief hits out at Congress

India Today  

After a Pakistani MP claimed that the Imran Khan government was dreading an attack by India following the capture of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, former IAF chief BS Dhanoa said the Indian air force could have wiped out the forward brigades of Pakistan. Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Ayaz Sadiq said that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had in an important …

Bajwa's legs shook, Pakistan dreaded India would attack if Abhinandan not released: Pak MP
4 years, 2 months ago

Bajwa's legs shook, Pakistan dreaded India would attack if Abhinandan not released: Pak MP

India Today  

If IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was not released from captivity, India would have attacked Pakistan by 9 pm that night, feared the Pakistan government in February 2019 following the dogfight with India. According to a report in ANI, Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Ayaz Sadiq said that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had in an important meeting pointed out that if …

US killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani ‘unlawful’: UN expert
4 years, 6 months ago

US killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani ‘unlawful’: UN expert

Al Jazeera  

The US drone strike that killed Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani was “unlawful”, the United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings concluded in a report on Tuesday. “In light of the evidence that the US has provided to date, the targeting of General Soleimani, and the deaths of those accompanying him, constitute an arbitrary killing for which, under IHRL the US …

Iran general Qassem Soleimani killing by US drone 'unlawful', deems UN official
4 years, 6 months ago

Iran general Qassem Soleimani killing by US drone 'unlawful', deems UN official

ABC  

The January US drone strike in Iraq that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and nine other people represented a violation of international law, a UN human rights investigator said. Key points: UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard has called for accountability for the killing of Qassem Soleimani The US had accused Soleimani of masterminding attacks against its interests across the …

Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces
4 years, 11 months ago

Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces

Al Jazeera  

Masked gunmen on Wednesday ambushed and killed the local commander of a paramilitary security force in southwest Iran, an associate of Iran’s top general recently killed in an American drone strike in Baghdad. The slain commander, Abdolhossein Mojaddami, headed the Basij forces, a paramilitary wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used for internal security and other tasks, in the …

Israeli intelligence inputs confirmed Qasem Soleimani’s Baghdad location: report
4 years, 11 months ago

Israeli intelligence inputs confirmed Qasem Soleimani’s Baghdad location: report

India TV News  

Israel provided the US with key intelligence inputs which helped the US forces confirm and verify the location of slain Iranian top commander Major General Qasem Soleimani, reports in US and Iranian media say. Citing unnamed military sources quoted by The New York Times, Iran’s Fars News Agency said in an article on Sunday that US had been trying to …

US tried but failed to take out another senior Iranian commander Abdul Reza Shahlai on same day as airstrike on General Qassem Soleimani, claims report
4 years, 11 months ago

US tried but failed to take out another senior Iranian commander Abdul Reza Shahlai on same day as airstrike on General Qassem Soleimani, claims report

Firstpost  

The US military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard’s top general, US officials said Friday. Washington: The US military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard’s top general, US …

US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed
5 years ago

US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard’s top general, U.S. officials said Friday. The officials said a military airstrike by special operations forces targeted Abdul Reza Shahlai, a high-ranking commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps but the mission was …

US-Iran tensions: How confrontation between rivals escalated
5 years ago

US-Iran tensions: How confrontation between rivals escalated

Al Jazeera  

A recap of events that led to US killing of Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s retaliatory strikes on US targets in Iraq. Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops early on Wednesday, a move it said was in retaliation to Soleimani’s assassination on January 3. Iran strongly condemned the attacks with a …

Iran declares all US forces terrorists after Qassem Soleimani killing
5 years ago

Iran declares all US forces terrorists after Qassem Soleimani killing

India Today  

Iran has designated all US forces "terrorists" after an American drone strike killed one of its most powerful figures, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, last week, AFP reports. #BREAKING Iran designates all US forces 'terrorists' for killing general pic.twitter.com/Y8mDEVRM1z AFP news agency January 7, 2020 Iran has vowed to avenge Soleimani's killing, and US President Donald Trump promised retaliation in the …

General Qassem Soleimani’s body arrives in Iran, day after he was killed in US drone strike; mourners flock Ahvaz streets to pay homage
5 years ago

General Qassem Soleimani’s body arrives in Iran, day after he was killed in US drone strike; mourners flock Ahvaz streets to pay homage

Firstpost  

Soleimani’s death on Friday in Iraq further heightens tensions between Tehran and Washington after months of trading attacks and threats that put the wider Middle East on edge Tehran: The body of General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike, arrived on Sunday in Iran to throngs of mourners, as President Donald Trump threatened to bomb 52 …

Qassem Soleimani's body returned to Iran
5 years ago

Qassem Soleimani's body returned to Iran

The Hindu  

The body of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. military strike, was returned to Iran on Sunday, the official IRIB news agency reported. Soleimani, the architect of Tehran's overseas clandestine and military operations as head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, was killed on Friday in a U.S. drone strike on his convoy …

Thousands gather in Baghdad for Iranian general Qassem Soleimani’s funeral; Quds force chief was architect in war against IS
5 years ago

Thousands gather in Baghdad for Iranian general Qassem Soleimani’s funeral; Quds force chief was architect in war against IS

Firstpost  

General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force and mastermind of its regional security strategy, was killed in US airstrike early on Friday Baghdad: Thousands of mourners gathered on Saturday for a funeral procession through Baghdad for Iran’s top general and militant leaders killed in a US airstrike. General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force …

Qassem Soleimani contributed to terror plots in India: Pres Donald Trump
5 years ago

Qassem Soleimani contributed to terror plots in India: Pres Donald Trump

Op India  

In a stunning revelation, the President of the United States, Donald Trump has alleged that the assassinated Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was linked with terror plots in India. Trump reportedly said that Soleimani, who killed in US drone attacks, was involved in terror attacks as far away as New Delhi and London. Speaking to the reporters at Mar-a-Lago …

Who Is Qassem Soleimani, And Why Is His Death So Alarming?
5 years ago

Who Is Qassem Soleimani, And Why Is His Death So Alarming?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Pentagon confirmed Thursday night that the U.S. was responsible for killing one of the most powerful military figures in Iran and across the Middle East. Soleimani was the head of Iran’s Quds Force, an elite unit within the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that carries out high-level foreign operations across the Middle East and trains Shiite …

After Qassem Soleimani assassination, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appoints Esmail Ghaani head of Iran's elite Quds Forces
5 years ago

After Qassem Soleimani assassination, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appoints Esmail Ghaani head of Iran's elite Quds Forces

Firstpost  

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday appointed Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani as head of the Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations arm, the Quds Forces, after the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, who had led the defence agency since 1998. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday appointed Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani as head of the Quds Forces, Revolutionary Guards’ …

How airstrike on Iranian general unfolded in Baghdad
5 years ago

How airstrike on Iranian general unfolded in Baghdad

Daily Mail  

Four precision missiles were fired from a deadly remote-controlled 4,900 pound U.S. drone, decimating a convoy that Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds force, was traveling in and tearing his body 'to shreds'. Iranian officials and pro-Iran militia members were among those killed This is the moment an American guided missile struck a convoy of cars carrying Iranian commander Qassem …

Iran's Gen Qassem Soleimani killed in US airstrike in Baghdad; Pentagon confirms Trump ordered killing after attack on embassy
5 years ago

Iran's Gen Qassem Soleimani killed in US airstrike in Baghdad; Pentagon confirms Trump ordered killing after attack on embassy

Firstpost  

The Pentagon said Thursday that the US military has killed General Qassem Soleimani, the head of elite Quds Force of Iran, at the direction of President Donald Trump The Pentagon said Thursday that the US military has killed General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. An airstrike killed Soleimani, architect …

Trump ordered killing of Iranian General at Baghdad airport
5 years ago

Trump ordered killing of Iranian General at Baghdad airport

The Hindu  

Gen Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in an air strike at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iraqi television and three Iraqi officials said. The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, or PMF, the officials said. "The U.S. military has killed Qassem Soleimani, head …

Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani Assassinated By U.S. In Baghdad Airstrike
5 years ago

Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani Assassinated By U.S. In Baghdad Airstrike

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a senior Iranian commander and one of the most powerful figures in the Middle East, was killed in an airstrike on the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq at the direction of President Donald Trump, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. @SecPompeo says Iran's top military leader Qasem Soleimani was actively plotting in the Middle East and …

Who was Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian commander killed by a US airstrike?
5 years ago

Who was Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian commander killed by a US airstrike?

CNN  

CNN — Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump at Baghdad International Airport on Friday, was hailed as a hero in Iran – brave, charismatic and beloved by the troops. “These are all the kind of things, looking at him from the enemy’s perspective, is going to create a great deal of angst …

Donald Trump tweets picture of American flag after US airstrike kills Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani
5 years ago

Donald Trump tweets picture of American flag after US airstrike kills Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani

India Today  

Moments after Iran's General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a confirmed US airstrike in Baghdad's international airport, President Donald Trump tweeted a photo of the American flag. At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a …

Iran's Gen Qassem Soleimani killed in US airstrike on Baghdad airport, Pentagon says Trump ordered killing
5 years ago

Iran's Gen Qassem Soleimani killed in US airstrike on Baghdad airport, Pentagon says Trump ordered killing

India Today  

In what could turn out to be another flashpoint between the United States and Iraqi forces, Gen Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, was killed in a US-led airstrike at Baghdad's international airport on Friday. Apart from Gen Qassem Soleimani, the strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular …

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