Top Iranian general killed in airstrike in Baghdad

World Friday 03/January/2020 14:14 PM
By: Times News Service
Top Iranian general killed in airstrike in Baghdad

Baghdad: General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite al-Quds force, has been killed in a US attack at Baghdad’s international airport on Friday.

The photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq

The US Department of Defense in a statement said, "At the direction of the president, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad by killing Qassem Soleimani."

"This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans," the Pentagon added.

The strike also reportedly killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iraqi paramilitary group Hashd Shaabi. — Agencies