The Washington Post identifies Soleimani as "Iran's most revered military leader."General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds force, has been reported killed alongside six others following a US airstrike at Baghdad's international airport.
Iraqi officials and the state television reported that aside from Soleimani, Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis was killed in the attack.
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Sources from the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) earlier told Al Jazeera that the rockets destroyed two vehicles carrying "high profile guests", who had arrived at the airport and were being escorted by a PMF public relations official.
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The area of the incident has been cordoned off, authorities told Al Jazeera, but the international airport remains in operation.
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How does bombing the airport defend our personnel and our interests and our partners?“The game has changed,” [Secretary of Defense Mark] Esper said. “And we’re prepared to do what is necessary to defend our personnel and our interests and our partners in the region.”
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Apparently, pre-emptive war - which is a war crime - is now an American foreign policy staple.[Esper] said that could include military action to preempt militia attacks if U.S. officials learn about them ahead of time.
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Speaking in a subsequent Fox News interview, Esper suggested a potential shift in U.S. strategy in Iraq, saying the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate “remains physically defeated, if you will,” and now the administration’s “aim is to deter further Iranian bad behavior that has been going on now for over 40 years.”
War with Iran should distract from Trump's impeachment.
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This could have been a response to this:
More info should be coming.
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