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U.S. Kills Top Iranian Military Leader In Airstrike

Bobby Allyn
Barbara Campbell

January 02, 2020

A vehicle burns at Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike in Baghdad on Friday. The Pentagon said the U.S. operation killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force. (Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP)

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