Qasem Soleimani - Wikipedia
Qasem Soleimani (Persian: قاسم سلیمانی, romanized:Qâsem Soleymâni; 11 March 1957 [ note 1 ] – 3 January 2020) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Assassination of Qasem Soleimani - Wikipedia
On 3 January 2020, Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general, was killed by an American drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, while travelling to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.
Iran bombings: Who was General Qassem Soleimani? | AP News
Jan 4, 2024 · A woman holds up a poster of the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone attack in 2020 in Iraq, during a commemoration for him at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.
Inside the Decision to Kill Iran’s Qassem Soleimani - The Atlantic
May 24, 2024 · In 1997 or 1998, Soleimani became the commander of the Quds Force, an elite group within the IRGC that focuses on unconventional operations beyond Iran’s borders. Soleimani was indispensable in...
Twin blasts kill dozens near slain Iran commander’s grave - CNN
Jan 3, 2024 · At least 84 people were killed Wednesday in the Iranian city of Kerman after twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani, in what officials called a terror attack.
Qasem Soleimani: Why kill him now and what happens next? - BBC
Jan 3, 2020 · The killing of Gen Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds force, represents a dramatic escalation in the low-level conflict between the US and Iran and one whose...
Who was the Iranian commander killed by a US airstrike? | CNN
Jan 3, 2020 · Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian commander killed by a US air strike at Baghdad airport on Friday, cut a highly controversial figure as Iran’s second most powerful man, after the Supreme Leader...
Qasem Soleimani killing: World reaction as it happened
Jan 3, 2020 · The US assassination of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani happened barely 24 hours ago, but the reaction is still flying thick and fast. Iran has vowed retaliation, but so far there is no...
Qasem Soleimani: Why kill him now and what happens next?
Jan 3, 2020 · The killing of Gen Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds force, represents a dramatic escalation in the low-level conflict between the US and Iran and one whose...
2 years after the U.S. killed Iran's Qasem Soleimani, tensions remain - NPR
Jan 3, 2022 · Two years ago today, the United States assassinated Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was an Iranian general. But in Iran, he was more than that. He was the country's most powerful commander, a...