Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani killed in US strike on Baghdad airport

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Iraqi force says 'US strike' killed top Iran, Iraq commanders at Baghdad airport

BAGHDAD: Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike on Baghdad's international airport on Friday , Iraq's powerful Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force has said, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Muhandis is the Hashed's deputy chief but widely recognised as the real shot-caller within the group. Supporters of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi force were protesting outside the US embassy in Baghdad on Jan 1. On Thursday, US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper told reporters there could be more attacks from Iran-backed groups but vowed American forces would respond.

The United States led the 2003 invasion against then-dictator Saddam Hussein and has worked closely with Iraqi officials since.

 

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