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In Pictures: Iran’s Gen. Soleimani assassinated in Iraq

Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has been killed in US airstrikes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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Major General Qaessem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC's Quds Force, was assassinated in Baghdad, Iraq on Friday morning. (File photo by Fars News)

Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), was killed in a US airstrike in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday.