Posted on 01/02/2020 7:01:04 PM PST by dead
Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani, the powerful head of Iran's elite Quds Force, has been killed in an airstrike at Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi TV and three Iraqi officials officials said Friday.
The officials said the strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, which were responsible for the recent attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
An official with the PMF blamed the U.S. military for the strike. 'The American and Israeli enemy is responsible for killing the mujahideen Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Qassem Soleimani,' said Ahmed al-Assadi, a PMF spokesman.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that strikes had been carried out against two targets linked to Iran in Baghdad on Thursday but declined to give any further details.
American officials have made no public comments on the strike yet. The Pentagon and the White House did not immediately respond to inquiries from DailyMail.com. Soon after news of the strike spread, President Donald Trump tweeted an image of an American flag, offering no remarks or explanation.
The audacious airport strike is a potential turning point in the Middle East as U.S.-Iran relations teeter on the brink, and is expected to draw severe retaliation from Iran and and its Shiite allies against Israel and American interests.
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Wonder if this attack was being organized from a shadow gummit in DC?
Naim Qassem, the second in command of Lebanon’s Hezbollah is also killed.
https://twitter.com/Aldo_9111/status/1212925666380795910
VIDEO: People celebrating the death of Soleimani in Baghdad:
I called this three hours ago. Told a friend that the head of the snake is the best target. Trump rocks.
Rumor has it the missile strike came from an airbase in Italy operated by M&M Enterprises.
Milo Minderbinder was not available for comment and his boss Major Major said their company is contracted by Air America for cargo delivery to bagdad daily.
Think about it folks. Somebody just flew into some of the most heavily defended airspace in the world. SOTA Russian S-300 and S-500 SAMS. In, and out, nobody even caught a sniff. F-35s? F-22s? Something entirely else? This is a “Brown Trouser Moment” for more than just the Iranians. What some might just call a “Significant Emotional Event”.
Do you mean 0moeba/ValJar, or John Francois Kerry?
ah...The Gen. John Sedgwick Manuevuer
If our military, or the Israeli military could drop a drone on Kerry and Obama, that would be a national Holiday.
Oh, yeah. They’re saying “drones” because they don’t know. Some outstanding intel went into this one and some really good execution.
I’m leery that he has been identified by a ring..I’d rather have DNA proof instead! Did I miss something with the pentagon identification report?
Just pick up the chunks. The birds can clean up the little stuff.
My first thought was drones. But then I read a report that people heard “military aircraft” shortly after the explosions.
Very well could have been fast-movers. They’ve been flying a defensive cap over the Green Zone area since the embassy attacks.
............. now pick up the pieces.
This is not the Bengazzi you were looking for ...
I think General Qassem Soleimani was just collateral damage, the real target was Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Qassem was just at the wrong place at the right time.
Are you serious? This is not a mess. This is like killing any mass murderer. Like killing Mao. It’s a huge achievement. Good for the world as a whole. Wake up.
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Or, what Chester A. Riley used to say ....
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
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