LATEST: Qassem Soleimani, leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, killed by U.S. forces in airstrike that targeted convoy near Baghdad airport.
Leader of Iran's elite Quds Force killed in airstrike near Baghdad airport
Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis also died in the airstrike, Ahmed al-Assadi, a spokesman for Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces umbrella grouping of Iran-backed militias, confirmed to ABC News. Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 18, 2016 in a photo provided by the office of the Iranian supreme leader.The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed in a statement to ABC News"At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.
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