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Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force killed in US air raid
Posted by Arms Control Center in MISSILES, tags: Baghdad, Iran, missiles, Pentagon, Qassem Soleimani, Quds, USThe Pentagon stated that the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani has been killed in a strike in an attempt to ‘deter future Iranian attacks’. The strike happened near Baghdad International Airport.