'This attack is not your run-of-the-mill attack. Soleimani is one of Iran’s most decorated military commanders and the architect of its modern empire.' Opinion | Tallha Abdulrazaq
As the sun set over the Middle East yesterday evening, no one could have guessed that by the time it rose again, the entire political and security landscape of the region would be completely altered.
The answer to that question came in bloody fashion overnight, as a suspected US drone attacked a convoy of at least two vehicles travelling from Baghdad International Airport, killing Soleimani and other senior Iraqi and Lebanese militants. The strike was seemingly ordered after katyusha rockets commonly used by Iran-backed militias struck US and Coalition facilities within the airport, yet the timing and the targeting of the American retaliation suggests it was premeditated. Indeed, the Pentagon issued a statementBut this attack is not your run-of-the-mill attack. Soleimani is one of Iran’s most decorated military commanders and the architect of its.
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