Iranian Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani Killed In U.S. Missile Strike At Baghdad Airport -- News Roundup January 2, 2020

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Powerful leader of Iran's elite Quds Force military unit is killed in missile strike on Baghdad airport that left at least six others dead including top militiaman behind U.S. embassy attack

* Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Quds Force, was killed Friday in Baghdad
* Missiles obliterated vehicles carrying Soleimani and Iraqi Shiite militiamen
* Pro-Iran militia Popular Mobilization Forces blames the US for the attack
* PMF deputy commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis was among those killed
* He was one of the leaders of the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad
* Five PMF officials and two 'guests' were killed in the strike, officials say
* Local security official describes the attack as a coordinated airstrike

Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani, the powerful head of Iran's elite Quds Force, has been killed in an airstrike at Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi TV and three Iraqi officials officials said Friday.

The officials said the strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, which were responsible for the recent attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

An official with the PMF blamed the U.S. military for the strike. 'The American and Israeli enemy is responsible for killing the mujahideen Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Qassem Soleimani,' said Ahmed al-Assadi, a PMF spokesman.

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WNU Editor: Iran and the Pentagon are now both confirming that Qassem Soleimani is dead .... Iran, Pentagon Confirm Death of Quds Commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad Airport Attack (Sputnik).

More News On The Death Of Iranian Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani

Iran’s Gen. Soleimani killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport -- AP
Iran's Soleimani and Iraq's Muhandis killed in U.S. air strike: militia spokesman -- Reuters
Air strike at Baghdad airport kills Iranian major Qasem Soleimani and deputy head of Iraq's Hashed -- France 24
Qasem Soleimani: Iran Quds force leader killed, Iranian state TV reports -- BBC
Top Iranian general reportedly killed in Baghdad airstrike -- DW
Airstrike kills top Iran general Qassim Suleimani at Baghdad airport -- NBC
Baghdad airport attack: Iran general Qassem Suleimani killed amid US tensions -- The Guardian
Qassem Soleimani, leader of Iran's Quds Force, killed in air strike on Baghdad airport -- ABC News Online
Baghdad rocket attack kills Iranian military leaders including Gen. Qassim Soleimani, reports say -- FOX News
Iran Quds Force chief and deputy head of Iraq paramilitary forces killed in Baghdad airport rocket attack, Iraqi TV reports -- CNN
Iran’s Powerful Quds Force Chief Reportedly Killed In U.S. Air Strike In Iraq -- RFE
Iran's Qassem Soleimani killed in 'US raid' at Baghdad airport -- Al Jazeera
Qassem Soleimani of Iran's Quds Force killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport, say officials -- The Independent
Iranian Quds Commander Qasem Soleimani, PMF Deputy Leader Killed in Baghdad Airport Attack - Report -- Sputnik
Iran Quds Force commander killed in strike on convoy at Baghdad Airport -- RT

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