[SIZE=7]Iran Quds Force commander killed in strike on convoy at Baghdad Airport – reports[/SIZE]
The head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, has reportedly been killed in a strike near the Baghdad International Airport, along with senior leaders of the Iraqi Shia militia the US blamed for the attack on its embassy. “The American and Israeli enemy is responsible for killing the mujahideen Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Qassem Soleimani,” said Ahmed al-Assadi, a spokesman for Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, as cited by Reuters.
Al-Muhandis is the deputy chief of the Popular Mobilization Forces, the umbrella group of Shia militias integrated into the Iraq’s armed forces, which was blamed for the siege of the US embassy in Baghdad earlier this week.
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Al-Muhandis and Soleimani were apparently in a convoy traveling near the Baghdad airport when it was struck by multiple missiles. The PMF earlier confirmed the deaths of five of its members and two “guests.”
Reuters reported that the Pentagon has claimed responsibility for the strike, citing an unnamed US official. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
oh my! that raises the tensions in the middle east to critical levels. he was the 2nd most powerful man in Iran and was only answerable to the Ayatollah. We wait and see how Iran responds coz surely they will.
Unadhani imeisha? Ndio mchezo sasa unaanza. America wamesema wanataka kutoka middle East juu wamechoka na vita. Sasa naona wameamua kubaki na kuanza kuchokoza msito Iran. Watajua Iran sio Iraq.
Shida ya America ni wako na arrogance mbaya sana coz wanadhani weapons ndio zinawin wars. Wamesahau walitandikwa Vietnam na watu wenye hawakuwa na weapons kali kama zao. When Iran unleashes its dogs on America, then ile vita itatokea sio mchezo.