An airstrike at Baghdad International airport killed two Iranian generals, Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis as per the order of US President, Donald Trump.
According to reports by Pentagon, Iranian military commander, Qasem Soleimani was killed in an airstrike in Baghdad International airport on the order of Donald Trump. The attack that happened early Friday morning also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of the Iran-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) according to a statement from the PMF as reported in CNN. The killing of Soleimani has led to an increased tension between Washington and Teran which leads to Trump's decision to withdraw the Iran nuclear deal. It is also reported that Soleimani was planning on attacking American diplomats and service members in Iraq. The reports of the attack on the Iranian generals have erupted the fear of World War 3 among the people.
Here is the report of the killing of Qasem Soleimani:
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei vows "harsh revenge" for the killing of Qasem Soleimani in a message to the nation. Follow live updates: https://t.co/6KFfxQR5v3 pic.twitter.com/ig18Feel8t
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 3, 2020
"We need to presume we are now in a state of war with Iran… and that is not something that the Trump administration appears to have been prepared for." - Brett McGurk, former special envoy to coalition to defeat ISIS https://t.co/0lLq29N8XH
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 3, 2020
This is where #Iran's IRGC Qods forces' commander Qassem Soleimani and #PMF leader Abu Mahdi Mohandis were assassinated by #US forces in #Baghdad airport #Iraq
— Nafiseh Kohnavard (@nafisehkBBC) January 3, 2020
This is the beginning of the end...
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BREAKING - multiple reports coming from #Iraq claiming that *both* #IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani & #PMU Deputy Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes were killed tonight in the
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) January 3, 2020drone strike outside #Baghdad Airport.
Massive news, if it’s accurate. pic.twitter.com/5neqD77pfN
UPDATE: The United States killed Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force and spearhead of Iran’s spreading military influence in the Middle East, in an air strike at Baghdad airport. More here: https://t.co/aDAG0umH1Q pic.twitter.com/BuSKIv0ikS
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2020