Iran Revolutionary Guard Quds Force Commander Dies in US Military Airstrike

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] In a situation where tensions between the US and Iran are escalating in Iraq, Qasem Soleimani, commander of the elite Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (photo), was killed in a US airstrike.

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According to foreign media on the 2nd (local time), the US military attacked Soleimani and his entourage at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. A US military official who requested anonymity explained that an Iranian in Baghdad was killed in the bombing.

Iraqi Shiite militias reported that in addition to Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who leads the militias, also lost his life. They claimed, "The US and Israel are behind this attack."

Soleimani was responsible for supporting pro-Iran armed groups deployed overseas in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and other countries.

The US has recently suspected that pro-Iran Shiite militias were behind attacks on the US embassy in Iraq and shelling of US military facilities.

Foreign media predicted that this attack would trigger retaliatory strikes by Iran against the US.

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