Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
On 3 January 2020, the United States Air Force launched an airstrike against a convoy traveling near Baghdad International Airport that was carrying several passengers, including Iranian Major General and IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
| Part of | |
 The car that Qassem Soleimani was riding in at the time of his martyrdom | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Deaths of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis |
Several missiles reportedly struck the convoy. Five Iranians and five Iraqis were killed.[2]
In response to the killing of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iran launched attacks against the United States and Iraq kicked out American soldiers from the country.[3][4] Donald Trump, the president at the time, said that Soleimani was killed because he had an arrest warrant for terrorism put out by Ayatollah Khamenei.[5]
Assassination Of Qasem Soleimani Media
Qasem Soleimani praying alongside Iranian-backed militiamen in the Syrian Desert during the Syrian Civil War.
An MQ-9 Reaper drone delivered the payload that killed Soleimani
General Qasem Soleimani (left) and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were among those killed.
U.S. paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division's Immediate Response Force deploying to the Middle East following the Baghdad airstrike, 4 January 2020
Demonstrations in Iran over the death of Soleimani, January 2020
Footage of Soleimani's funeral procession in Tehran
U.S. drone footage of the Al Asad Airbase missile barrage.
Impact of the attack, and Iranian retaliation, on Brent crude oil prices (bottom right, green)
U.S. president Donald Trump delivers prepared remarks on the airstrikes, Mar-a-Lago, 3 January 2020
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg remarks.
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References
- ↑ Iran's General Soleimani Killed in Airstrike at Baghdad Airport. 2 January 2020. https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/irans-general-soleimani-killed-airstrike-baghdad-airport. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ↑ "Top Iranian general killed by US in Iraq" (in en-GB). BBC. 3 January 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50979463. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ Hjelmgaard, Kim. "Iraq votes to expel U.S. troops after Iran Gen. Qasem Soleimani's killing". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ↑ "Iran Has Vowed Revenge Against the U.S. for Killing Qasem Soleimani. Here's What May Happen Next". TIME. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ↑ (in en-GB) Qasem Soleimani: Iran seeks Trump's arrest over killing of general. 2020-06-29. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53223523. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
