Baghdad Rocket Attack kills Iranian MIlitary Leaders including Gen Qassim Soleimani, reports say
By: Frank Miles
All thanks to our President for being involved in and approving this attack against top Iranian terrorist leadership. The man responsible for the killing of hundreds of Americans is now dead.
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At least three rockets were fired at Baghdad International Airport Friday killing at least seven people, including Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, according to multiple reports early Friday.
Soleimani is the military mastermind whom Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had deemed equally as dangerous as Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , who was killed in a strike by U.S.-led forces in October.
Soleimani was the long-running leader of the elite intelligence wing called Quds Force – which itself has been a designated terror group since 2007, and is estimated to be 20,000 strong. Considered one of the most powerful men in Iran, he was routinely referred to as the “shadow commander” or “spymaster.”
"Soleimani is our leader" had been photographed spray-painted on windows by Iran-backed militiamen at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, three Iraqi officials told The Associated Press. Iraqi TV reported the deaths as well.
Local reporters had suggested that pro-Iran military leaders may have been targeted, but officials have not yet confirmed all of the dead and who may have been behind the attack. An official with an Iran-backed paramilitary group known as the Popular Mobilization Forces told The Associated Press one of the victims was its airport protocol officer, identifying him as Mohammed Reda.
Iraq ’s Security Media Cell, which released information regarding Iraqi security, said the three Katyusha rockets landed near the cargo hall.
Iraqi security also said two cars were on fire.
The nighttime attack occurred amid tensions with the U.S. after an Iran -backed militia attacked the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad , which was targeted Tuesday by angry mobs who were protesting recent U.S. airstrikes.
The two-day siege outside of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad came to an end Wednesday afternoon after dozens of pro-Iran militiamen and their supporters withdrew from the compound.
The crisis started early Tuesday, when, in an orchestrated assault, hundreds of protesters stormed the embassy compound, one of the most heavily fortified U.S. diplomatic missions in the world.
President Trump , who on Tuesday night vowed that the situation "will not be a Benghazi" -- a pointed reference to the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya on the Obama administration's watch, ordered deployment of about 750 U.S. soldiers to the Middle East .
The embassy attack , one of the worst in recent memory, followed deadly U.S. airstrikes on Sunday that killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed group, the Kataeb Hezbollah. The U.S. military said the airstrikes were retaliation for last week's killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base , which the U.S. blamed on the militia.
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper reacted on Thursday to the U.S. Embassy attack in Iraq earlier this week, saying that it's time for Iran to start "acting like a normal country.”
“We are there in Iraq working with our Iraqi partners to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS ,” Esper said on “ America’s Newsroom ” on Thursday.
“Through the president's direction, we were able to physically defeat the caliphate that remains physically defeated, if you will," he added. "And now our aim is to deter further Iranian bad behavior that has been going on now for over 40 years. It's time that Iran started acting like a normal country.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Great news!
Here's a profile of the dead terrorist. The blood of many Americans was on his hands.
They thought they could screw with Trump because it was election season. His name isn't Clinton or Obama - Don't screw with Trump!!!!
Are you serious? You should be ashamed of yourself 1st.
This should be more like it for some folks, eh John?
BREAKING: Ilhan Omar Attacks Trump For Killing Top Iranian Terrorist, Promotes Conspiracy Theory
Guess she hates Trump as much as you do.
What is the conspiracy theory?
Read the article in the link.
Here - I did it for you - again.
Despite the statement from the Pentagon and the clear reasoning behind the attack, Omar responded by suggesting that Trump secretly carried out the strike to provide a “distraction” from the upcoming Senate impeachment trial.
Am I really supposed to feel bad that this guy is dead?
I saw that, so what is the conspiracy theory?
If you dont think Trump is happy to have a distraction from impeachment you havent been paying attention.
Maybe it's the Democrats who are using impeachment to distract from any good thing that might happen while Trump is president.
Fuck NO!
I'd like to do a happy dance on his fucking grave.
I just worry about retaliation against our forces in the area.
how about we are all glad he is toast
what impeachment? the one pelosi is scared to deliver to the senate?
that's funny
That's total fucking bullshit.
I'm glad Baghdadi is dead.
That's the best thing Trump has done in Syria.
Butt abandoning our Kurdish allies was wrong.
Seriously WRONG
We didn't abandon anyone in Syria.
We still have troops in Syria. They are holding the northern Syria oil fields. We are still conducting air strikes.
As for the Syrian Kurds- they quickly latched onto the Syrian government alliance. They are being protected by Syrian, Russian, and Iranian troops.
Sorry if Obama's and Hillary's misbegotten plan of removing Assad failed. It was doomed to failure the second Syria invited Russia, China, and Iran into the country.
Oh, and our troops in Syria are all there illegally. The Syrian government has requested they leave several times.
how do you expect to be taken seriously...
All you need to do is prove it.
If Turkey were wiping out the Syrian Kurds the MSM would be all over Trump about it. It would be headline news every night.
What, are you sorry there was no Kurdish massacre? Or, that Trump was right? Of course he capitulated to US intelligence agencies, military, and the state department and kept a limited amount of US troops in Syria to conduct operations against ISIS/ISIL. The only thing that has changed in Syria is our footprint, which lowered the exposure of US forces to attack from having to hold so much territory.
They already attacked the Embassy. Before that they killed an American contractor. Before that they shot down an American drone. Before that they hit allied oil tankers. Before that they were killing American personnel.
Regardless of what we do they will do these things. Yesterday they were finally punished.
Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States. That is the case with or without any good YOU think he may have done.
John - you continue to show all of us that you really don't have a grasp on how governments interact nor protect each other.
Here - maybe you can respond - intelligently - to this info -
There were ten times more air strikes in the covert war on terror during President Barack Obama’s presidency than under his predecessor, George W. Bush.
Obama embraced the US drone programme , overseeing more strikes in his first year than Bush carried out during his entire presidency. A total of 563 strikes, largely by drones, targeted Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen during Obama’s two terms, compared to 57 strikes under Bush. Between 384 and 807 civilians were killed in those countries, according to reports logged by the Bureau.
That figure does not include deaths in active battlefields including Afghanistan – where US air attacks have shot up since Obama withdrew the majority of his troops at the end of 2014. The country has since come under frequent US bombardment, in an unreported war that saw 1,337 weapons dropped last year alone – a 40% rise on 2015 .
And guess what John - Congress DID NOT AUTHORIZE Obama's air strikes. So, I wonder why, all of a sudden, they start screaming. Oh Yeah - they need "another" Article of Impeachment and, if they keep screaming, they actually thing they'll get one??? Bullshyte.
Oh sniff, sniff - remember this?? - click - click - click - click - and, no, that's not an RCA record. Keep on dreaming your pipe dreams John - none of them have come true yet.
Can you expound a bit on your statement? How many years? What prompted it to be "predicted"? And it specifically said he would piss off Iran?
C'mon you can do it please.
And on this subject, I knew you couldn't...........and wouldn't. Nuff said.
I guess it was just another lie when Trump said:
We bombed them and killed 25 for that:
And they came back and attacked the Embassy. I'm afraid they will have to stop. De-escalation is still an option for them.
I wonder if our personnel in the area feel safer tonight (I'm glad I'm not in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad).
I hope so. I know I would be encouraged knowing that we had just killed a critical enemy leader. If our military is going to be cringing in fear and anxiety every time we hurt the enemy, then what are we doing in the world?
"In April 2019, the State Department announced Iran was responsible for killing 608 U.S. troops during the Iraq War. Soleimani was the head of the Iranian and Iranian-backed forces carrying out those operations killing American troops. According to the State Department, 17 percent of all deaths of U.S. personnel in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 were orchestrated by Soleimani.
As recently as 2015, a travel ban and United Nations Security Council resolutions had barred Soleimani from leaving Iran.
Friday's Baghdad strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, a source told Fox News. In all, at least seven people were killed and at least three rockets were fired, officials told The Associated Press. An official with the Popular Mobilization Forces said its airport protocol officer, Mohammed Reda, also died."
I bet Chris Stevens wishes he was there.
Oh ya, the time help was never called. When some were more worried about offending the locals.
This was a frightening moment for the Obama/Clinton crowd.
They were only offended by the "movie".
Oh ya, that's right! BTW, did you know that the media did it again? The New York Times referred to these Iranian operatives as "mourners."
They got bagged for it:
Ambassador Stevens was offered a full U.S. security detail butt unfortunately, he turned it down because he wanted to use locals to establish trust.
Big mistake.
There were thoughts for a rescue, nonetheless. Unfortunately, Hillary & Co were more worried about offending the locals and the Marines were ordered to change from military uniforms to civilian clothing and back numerous times:
"But, one commander told the committee that as they were readying themselves to deploy they kept having to change in and out of their uniforms four times.
The military never deployed to Benghazi."
You didn't seem to care much when Americans died under Hillary's watch at Benghazi. Due to straight up negligence. You wanted to make her president! lol. All of a sudden you are concerned with "American" lives. Sounds to me you are pouting over a dead terrorist. Typical baizuo complex.
That's a fucking lie.
The Republicans conducted four Congressional investigations that cleared her.
They didn't die under her watch? Who was Secretary of State at the time?
They may have cleared her from being criminally charged, but they didn't clear her incompetence. She was sent dozens of emails asking for aid and support that were flat out ignored.
Is this more lefty white-wing revisionism?
Please tell who's watch it was under, plz tell who was in a alcohol induced sleep that couldn't be bothered, plz tell us who blamed it on a video?
I was in Iraq. Can't speak for those there now, but I can tell you I feel pretty good about what President Trump did. If I were there now I'd feel pretty encouraged that the guy who had killed so many of us is now part of the atmosphere. I'd feel pretty good that someone finally did something about it. If I were there right now I might not feel safer but I wouldn't feel less safe, as my brothers and sisters were getting killed already anyway. And as for retaliation, well, bring it on. We never were cowering in our bunkers, hoping they'd just leave us alone. They can go ahead and "retaliate", as if they were just minding their own business, innocently killing our troops. Hopefully, if they do "retaliate", Trump let's us bomb the stuffing out of Iranian military bases.
Ask yourself whether the personnel in the Solomon Islands in April of 1943 felt safer after the P-38's took out Admiral Yamamoto. Answer: It wasn't their job to feel safe; it was their job to kick some Japanese ass no matter how they felt about it.
Kudos to our people for knowing where this enemy was and putting him down so efficiently. Job well done all around.
Glad the bastard is dead. No matter how you look at it this killing is a major escalation of tension with Iran. I'm sure that Iran will retaliate somewhere in the world and it my not be the middle east.
It was justice for a lot of American soldiers, I'm sure.
"Look at those faces. We eliminate an enemy of humanity, a mass murdering terrorist making plans to murder more Americans and they’re as sour as they were on 11/8/16. Trump again ruined their narrative, how dare he!" ......Tammy Bruce
Breaking News: Dems PISSED ! Trump DID what all of congress has been talking about doing for a decade. Time to "Impeach Trump" ……. AGAIN !
Ain't it great when someone that runs for office.....WINS..... and does things they said they would do, that congress has talked about doing back in the days, that they NEVER did ?