Baghdad locals unimpressed by US and Iran’s tit-for-tat fight on Iraqi soil
5 years ago

Baghdad locals unimpressed by US and Iran’s tit-for-tat fight on Iraqi soil

CNN  

Baghdad, Iraq CNN — Shoppers throng the open-air markets in central Baghdad, rummaging through stalls packed with fresh produce and spices. “The educated people in this country know what’s going on.” Many Iraqis say they have little vested interest in Iran and the US’ latest tit-for-tat. “For every action there is a reaction,” said Jamal, reflecting on Iran’s retaliatory attack on US positions in Iraq on Wednesday. Tamara Qiblawi/CNN The US killed Soleimani – Iran’s most powerful military commander – and Iraqi paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in an airstrike at Baghdad airport last Friday. Caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said it would be Iraq’s only “way out” of the escalating Iran-US war.

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Iraqi leaders congratulate Trump and commit to strengthening ties
2 months ago

Iraqi leaders congratulate Trump and commit to strengthening ties

NPR  

Iraqi leaders congratulate Trump and commit to strengthening ties In Iraq, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani congratulated Donald Trump and said he wanted to strengthen ties with the United States. "Iraq reaffirms its steadfast commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with the United States, grounded in mutual respect and shared interests," he said in a statement. In 2021, Baghdad’s investigative court …

US diplomatic facility attacked in Baghdad 'to disrupt Iranian President Pezeshkian first visit to Iraq'
3 months, 4 weeks ago

US diplomatic facility attacked in Baghdad 'to disrupt Iranian President Pezeshkian first visit to Iraq'

India TV News  

The US Diplomatic Services Compound in Baghdad was attacked late on Tuesday but no casualties were reported, the embassy spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. "At approximately 23:00 on Tuesday, September 10, there was an attack at the Baghdad Diplomatic Services Compound, a U.S. diplomatic facility," the U.S. embassy statement said. Kataib Hezbollah, one of Iraq's Iran-backed armed factions, …

US launches massive drone strike on Baghdad, kills top militia leader linked to attacks on American troops
11 months ago

US launches massive drone strike on Baghdad, kills top militia leader linked to attacks on American troops

India TV News  

Baghdad: A US drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the region, the US military said Wednesday. No civilians killed in attack: US In a statement, US Central Command said “there …

US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops
11 months ago

US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — A U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the region, the U.S. military said Wednesday. It comes just days after the U.S. military launched an air assault on …

Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate
1 year ago

Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — A U.S. airstrike on the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad on Thursday killed a high-ranking militia commander, militia officials said. The Popular Mobilization Force, or PMF, a coalition of militias that is nominally under the control of the Iraqi military, announced in a statement that its deputy head of operations in Baghdad, identified as Abu …

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 …

U.S. airstrike in Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate
1 year ago

U.S. airstrike in Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate

LA Times  

Ambulances arrive at the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad after an airstrike Thursday. A U.S. airstrike Thursday on the logistical support headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad killed a high-ranking commander, the organization said. The Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of militias nominally under the control of the Iraqi military, announced in a statement that …

Photos: Fighting between rival Iraqi forces erupts in Baghdad
2 years, 4 months ago

Photos: Fighting between rival Iraqi forces erupts in Baghdad

Al Jazeera  

Fighting between rival Iraqi forces is raging for a second day, with rocket fire echoing from Baghdad’s Green Zone – where 30 people have been killed, according to medical sources. The violence began after powerful Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government …

Rival Shia groups square off over Iraq leadership vacuum
2 years, 4 months ago

Rival Shia groups square off over Iraq leadership vacuum

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Moqtada al-Sadr’s followers prayed outside parliament in a show of support for the populist leader who has called on the judiciary to dissolve parliament by the end of next week. Rival Iraqi factions took to the streets of Baghdad to call for a new government with supporters of religious scholar Moqtada al-Sadr demanding early elections and his Iran-backed …

Two civilians wounded in rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone
2 years, 11 months ago

Two civilians wounded in rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone

Al Jazeera  

Two civilians wounded as rocket strikes residential complex near US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say. At least four rockets targeted the United States Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, wounding two civilians, according to two Iraqi security officials. In a statement, the US Embassy in Baghdad said its compound had been attacked by “terrorist groups attempting to undermine …

Thousands rally in Baghdad to mark 2020 killing of Iran general
3 years ago

Thousands rally in Baghdad to mark 2020 killing of Iran general

Al Jazeera  

Marchers call for expulsion of remaining US forces in Iraq as they commemorate General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination. “US terrorism has to end”, read one sign at the rally by backers of the pro-Iranian Hashed, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, a former paramilitary alliance that has been integrated into Iraq’s state security apparatus. “Thousands of protesters, members of Iraq’s …

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
3 years, 10 months ago

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier …

Iraqis chanting anti-US slogans mark year since Soleimani killing
4 years ago

Iraqis chanting anti-US slogans mark year since Soleimani killing

Hindustan Times  

Tens of thousands of Iraqis chanting anti-American slogans streamed to Baghdad’s central square on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the US killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Soleimani, leader of an elite overseas unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed on Jan. 3, 2020, in a US drone strike on his …

Iraqis demand US troops pull out on Soleimani killing anniversary
4 years ago

Iraqis demand US troops pull out on Soleimani killing anniversary

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Iraqi mourners have condemned the “American occupiers”, a year after a United States drone strike killed Iran’s revered general Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. ‘Think it over’ Trump recently said on Twitter that the US was hearing the “chatter of additional attacks against Americans in Iraq”, and warned: “If one American is killed, I …

Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed militia base in Baghdad
4 years, 6 months ago

Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed militia base in Baghdad

India Today  

Iraqi security forces raided a headquarters belonging to a powerful Iran-backed militia in southern Baghdad late on Thursday and detained more than a dozen members of the group, government officials and paramilitary sources said. The paramilitary sources and one government official said those detained were transferred shortly afterwards to the security branch of Iraq’s paramilitary umbrella grouping, the Popular Mobilisation …

‘Perilous times’ for Iraq’s Shia militias after Soleimani killing
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Perilous times’ for Iraq’s Shia militias after Soleimani killing

Al Jazeera  

Baghdad, Iraq – On January 3, soon after Iranian General Qassem Soleimani left Baghdad airport in an armoured vehicle, a US drone fired rockets at his convoy, killing the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iraqis accompanying him. A fluent Farsi speaker who spent most of his adult life in Iran, al-Muhandis was the dominant administrator in …

5 rockets hit Iraq base housing US troops near Baghdad
4 years, 11 months ago

5 rockets hit Iraq base housing US troops near Baghdad

India TV News  

At least five Katyusha rockets landed on an Iraqi military base housing US troops near Iraqi capital Baghdad early Wednesday. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a few days after Qais al-Khazali, leader of the Iraqi Iran-backed Shiite militia Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, said the Iranian initial response to the killing of an Iranian military …

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-US standoff: Global regional implications after Qassem Soleimani death
5 years ago

Iran-US standoff: Global regional implications after Qassem Soleimani death

India Today  

Millions packed the streets of Tehran to mourn the death of Qassem Soleimani, the second most powerful man of Iran who was killed in a US airstrike near the Baghdad airport. While Iran has promised retaliation, an unwavering US threatened to "quickly and fully strike back" "These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should …

Qassem Soleimani and others farewelled in large funeral procession in Baghdad
5 years ago

Qassem Soleimani and others farewelled in large funeral procession in Baghdad

ABC  

With shouts of "Death to America", tens of thousands of people have marched in Iraq to mourn Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader who were killed by the US. Key points: Soleimani was one of Iran's top military generals assassinated by the US on Friday Thousands of mourners have marched in his funeral procession in Baghdad …

Tens of thousands mourn as Soleimani’s remains return to Iran
5 years ago

Tens of thousands mourn as Soleimani’s remains return to Iran

Al Jazeera  

Mourners flood the streets as multi-city funeral of top military commander assassinated by US begins. In live footage aired on Sunday on Iranian state television, tens of thousands of mourners marched through Ahvaz holding up portraits of Soleimani, seen as a hero for his role in the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s and for spearheading Iran’s Middle East operations as …

Iraqi Parliament votes for plan to end US troop presence in Iraq after Soleimani killing
5 years ago

Iraqi Parliament votes for plan to end US troop presence in Iraq after Soleimani killing

CNN  

CNN — The Iraqi Parliament voted Sunday to obligate Iraq’s government “to work towards ending the presence of all foreign troops on Iraqi soil,” according to the media office of the Iraqi Parliament. Muqtada al-Sadr, a leading Shia cleric and the head of Iraq’s largest political bloc, Saeroun, called the Iraqi Parliament’s vote Sunday a “weak response in comparison to …

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 …

Air strike hits two cars carrying Iran-backed militia, Iraqi official says
5 years ago

Air strike hits two cars carrying Iran-backed militia, Iraqi official says

ABC  

An air strike has hit two cars carrying Iran-backed militia north of Baghdad, a day after a US attack killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, an Iraqi official says. Key points: The US assassinated Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, on Friday Almost exactly 24 hours after General Soleimani was killed, another air strike has killed five …

As Iraq reels from U.S. strike, its politicians turn against Washington
5 years ago

As Iraq reels from U.S. strike, its politicians turn against Washington

LA Times  

Mourners carry the coffins of Qassem Suleimani, Iran’s top general, and Abu Mahdi Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, during their funeral Jan. 4 in Karbala, Iraq. Behind them, thousands trudged alongside a procession of trucks, chanting, “There is no god but God, and America is the enemy of God.” Among those at the fore in …

Qasem Soleimani death: Presidents trade warnings
5 years ago

Qasem Soleimani death: Presidents trade warnings

CNN  

Baghdad, Iraq CNN — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday the United States committed a “grave mistake” in killing Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and US President Donald Trump responded on Twitter, writing that if Tehran attacks American assets, the US will strike “very hard and very fast.” The US has a list of 52 Iranian targets, Trump tweeted. Rouhani said …

Aftermath of Soleimani killing in US raid: All the latest updates
5 years ago

Aftermath of Soleimani killing in US raid: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

US-Iran tensions rise after Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in Baghdad by US air raid. She said the “highly unusual” decision to classify the entire document compounded her concerns and “suggests that the Congress and the American people are being left in the dark about our national security.” Pompeo to meet UK’s Raab in Washington …

Iran’s Soleimani killed in US air raid: All the latest updates
5 years ago

Iran’s Soleimani killed in US air raid: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, killed in Baghdad as tensions between US and Iran escalate. ‘US remains committed to de-escalation’: Pompeo Washington is committed to “de-escalation” after a US air raid in Baghdad killed Soleimani, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Iran state broadcaster confirms Soleimani was ‘martyred’ Citing an IRGC statement, Iranian state television said Soleimani …

Burning vehicles and deserted roads: Photos, videos from US strike in Baghdad that killed Qasem Soleimani
5 years ago

Burning vehicles and deserted roads: Photos, videos from US strike in Baghdad that killed Qasem Soleimani

India TV News  

For Iran, the killing represents the loss of a cultural icon who represented national pride and resilience while facing U.S. sanctions. Image Source : AP This photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, early Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The Pentagon said Thursday that …

Iran's Qassem Soleimani dead: Hard-liner top general stoked violence in Iraq, then mediated the conflict to stay indispensable
5 years ago

Iran's Qassem Soleimani dead: Hard-liner top general stoked violence in Iraq, then mediated the conflict to stay indispensable

Firstpost  

In July 2018, after President Donald Trump warned Iran’s president not to threaten the United States, a rejoinder came not from the Iranian leader but from a shadowy military figure perhaps just as powerful. Baghdad: In July 2018, after President Donald Trump warned Iran’s president not to threaten the United States, a rejoinder came not from the Iranian leader but …

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 …

Iraqi militant killed by US worked with Iran for decades
5 years ago

Iraqi militant killed by US worked with Iran for decades

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a veteran Iraqi militant who was closely allied with Iran and rose to be a senior militia commander during the war against the Islamic State group, was killed overnight Friday in a U.S. strike that also felled Iran’s top general. The militias, many of which are backed by Iran and trace their roots back to …

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 …

Baghdad airport attack: Iran's Qasem Soleimani killed on Trump's order, says Pentagon
5 years ago

Baghdad airport attack: Iran's Qasem Soleimani killed on Trump's order, says Pentagon

India TV News  

An airstrike killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its regional security apparatus, at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iranian state television and three Iraqi officials said, an attack that’s expected to draw severe Iranian retaliation against Israel and American interests. The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq …

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 …

Iran's General Qassem Soleimani killed in Baghdad airstrike
5 years ago

Iran's General Qassem Soleimani killed in Baghdad airstrike

India Today  

Gen Qassem 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 Mobilization Forces, or PMF, the officials said. Soleimani had been rumoured dead several times, including …

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 …

Iraq braces for ‘difficult days’ after Soleimani’s killing
5 years ago

Iraq braces for ‘difficult days’ after Soleimani’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Protesters and observers say uncertainty awaits Iraq as Iran vows to retaliate against US air strike. Iraq’s prominent Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr called on his militias and “other national and disciplined” armed groups to be prepared to protect Iraq, adding that the killing of Soleimani will not weaken Iraq’s resolve. Qays al-Khazali, head of Asaib Ahl al-Haq armed faction, which …

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 …

Qassem Soleimani killing fallout: US asks citizens to leave Iraq immediately
5 years ago

Qassem Soleimani killing fallout: US asks citizens to leave Iraq immediately

India Today  

The US embassy in Baghdad on Friday urged all American citizens currently in Iraq to depart immediately following the killing of top Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani. "US citizens should depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land," the embassy said in a statement. pic.twitter.com/rdRce3Qr4a Travel - State Dept January 3, 2020 The killing of …

Hashd deputy Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis: Iran’s man in Baghdad
5 years ago

Hashd deputy Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis: Iran’s man in Baghdad

Al Jazeera  

Al-Muhandis was deputy leader of Hashd al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary group with close ties to Iran. Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, killed early on Friday in a US air strike in Baghdad, was seen as Tehran’s man in Iraq and a sworn enemy of the United States. The US strike on Baghdad’s international airport also killed Iranian general Qassem …

Iran’s Qassem Soleimani killed in US air raid at Baghdad airport
5 years ago

Iran’s Qassem Soleimani killed in US air raid at Baghdad airport

Al Jazeera  

General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran‘s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, and architect of its regional security apparatus, has been killed following a US air raid at Baghdad’s international airport on Friday. Iranian Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei paid tribute to him as a “martyr”, and vowed a “vigorous revenge is waiting for the criminals.” Iranian President Hassan …

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 …

Qasem Soleimani death: US citizens urged to depart Iraq immediately
5 years ago

Qasem Soleimani death: US citizens urged to depart Iraq immediately

CNN  

CNN — The State Department urged US citizens Friday to leave Iraq immediately following an airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Qasem Soleimani, a key Iranian military commander at Baghdad International Airport. “Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the region, we urge U.S. citizens to depart Iraq immediately,” the State Department tweeted. They also warned that citizens …

US kills Iran’s most powerful general in Baghdad airstrike
5 years ago

US kills Iran’s most powerful general in Baghdad airstrike

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — The United States killed Iran’s top general and the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport early on Friday, an attack that threatens to dramatically ratchet up tensions in the region. The targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, could draw forceful Iranian …

U.S. Kills Top Iranian Military Leader In Airstrike
5 years ago

U.S. Kills Top Iranian Military Leader In Airstrike

NPR  

Kills Top Iranian Military Leader In Airstrike Enlarge this image toggle caption Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP Updated at 4:27 a.m. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement on Iranian state TV that a "harsh retaliation is waiting" for the U.S. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani was just as …

Qassem Soleimani, top Iranian military commander, killed in U.S. airstrike in Baghdad
5 years ago

Qassem Soleimani, top Iranian military commander, killed in U.S. airstrike in Baghdad

CBS News  

Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds military force and one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic, was killed Thursday night in an airstrike in Baghdad, the U.S. Defense Department confirmed. Iran's Defense Minister, Amir Hatami, was quoted by state news agency IRNA as saying the Islamic republic would take a "crushing revenge" for Soleimani's assassination …

Is Iraq becoming a battleground between Washington and Tehran?
5 years ago

Is Iraq becoming a battleground between Washington and Tehran?

Al Jazeera  

Angry protesters stormed the US embassy in Baghdad after the US attacked an Iranian-backed paramilitary group. There were dramatic scenes at the United States embassy in Iraq as supporters and members of the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces surrounded the compound in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. The US says they were launched in retaliation to a rocket attack on Friday near Kirkuk …

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