Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and the Iraqi militia commander were killed in an air raid on the convoy carrying them at Baghdad airport earlier this morning.

"The enemies of the United States and Israel are responsible for the death of General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis," said Ahmed al-Assadi, spokesman of the Iraq General Mobilization Force (PMU), a militia group. backed by Iran, said.

The airstrikes are thought to have been carried out by the United States. Iraq's Hashing al-Shaabi military also said the US was responsible for the attack. Some unnamed officials said the goals were predetermined.

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