On 3 January 2020, Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general, was killed by an American drone strike ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump [3] near the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, while travelling to meet Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.

A map of Saladin Governorate in Iraq. Soleimani was involved in breaking the Siege of Amirli by ISIL in the eastern part of the governorate. [98] Soleimani had a significant role in Iran's fight against ISIL in Iraq.

Jan 3, 2020 · Iran's most powerful military commander, Gen Qasem Soleimani, has been killed by a US air strike in Iraq. The 62-year-old spearheaded Iranian military operations in the Middle East as head of...

Jan 4, 2024 · U.S. officials at the time dismissed Soleimani’s claim as they saw Iran as both an arsonist and a fireman in Iraq, controlling some Shiite militias while simultaneously stirring dissent and launching attacks.

Jan 26, 2025 · Qassem Soleimani (born March 11, 1957, Qom?, Iran [see Researcher’s Note]—killed January 3, 2020, Baghdad, Iraq) was an Iranian major general and commander of the Quds Force (1997/98–2020), a wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responsible for IRGC foreign operations.

The January 2, 2020, U.S. killing in Iraq of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) Commander Qasem Soleimani, generally regarded as one of the most powerful and important officials in Iran, has potentially dramatic implications for the United States.

Jan 2, 2020 · General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the...

Jan 3, 2020 · The death of Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad on Thursday will unite the nation in mourning its second most powerful leader.

Jan 3, 2020 · What is most surprising is not that Soleimani was in President Trump's sights but quite why the US should strike him now. A series of low-level rocket attacks against US bases in Iraq were...

Jan 3, 2020 · He was widely considered an architect of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's war against rebels in Syria, the rise of pro-Iranian paramilitaries in Iraq, the fight against the...