an hour agoIt was destroyed by shells, the first images of the elimination of Iran's most powerful commander.
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Iran's most powerful military commander, General Qasem Solejmani, was killed by an American air strike in Iraq. The 62-year-old had extended military operations to the Islamic republic in the Middle East as chairman of its elite Kurdish forces. Soliman was killed at Baghdad airport, along with a group of supported militia [...]
Iran's most powerful military commander, General Qasem Solejmani, was killed by an American air strike in Iraq. The 62-year-old had extended military operations to the Islamic republic in the Middle East as chairman of its elite Kurdish forces. Soliman was killed at Baghdad airport, along with a group of militia backed by Tehran.
The order for the attack was issued by President Donald Trump. This murder represents a significant escalation of tensions between Washington and Iran.
As he proclaimed three days of mourning in the country, Iranian Supreme Leader Ajotallu Ali Khamenei said that <x0-cycriminals after this attack I expect severe retribution”. General Soliman was widely seen as Iran's second most powerful figure after Khamene.
His power, the Quads, an elite unit of Iranian revolutionary guards, responded directly to Aiatolah, while Solejman himself was nearly exalted to the level of a national hero figure. The US, meanwhile, considered the Kurdish Force commander a terrorist, while considered the unit responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans.
Iran's General was torn to pieces by American missile, his body only identified by ring
New details have emerged from the US attack that killed Iran's Revolutionary Guard General, Qassem Solejmani, at Baghdad International Airport.
The attack was carried out in the early hours of Friday, and the target was two cars in which Soleman and Iraqi militia were traveling, which they were taking from the airport.
Soliman had just arrived in Baghdad after a flight from Syria. Four high - precision missiles hit the two cars inside Soleimani and his escort, according to American officials.
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, head of Iran-backed Iraqi militia, was also killed in the attack on the American Embassy in Baghdad.
Two American officials said that Soleman's body was torn apart by the attack and identified only by the ring he was carrying. While Al-Muhandis' body has not yet been found.
