2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| 2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the American-led interventions in Iraq (Operation Inherent Resolve) and the 2019–2020 Persian Gulf crisis | |
 | |
| Type | Airstrikes or rocket attacks |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Target |  IranPopular Mobilization Forces |
| Date | 3 January 2020 |
| Executed by |  United States |
| Outcome | Deaths of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis |
| Casualties | At least 7[1] killed |
On 3 January 2020, United States forces launched an airstrike against a convoy traveling near Baghdad International Airport that was carrying several passengers, including Iranian Major General and IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
Several missiles reportedly struck the convoy, and at least five people are thought to have been killed.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Iran's General Soleimani Killed in Airstrike at Baghdad Airport". Associated Press. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ↑ "Top Iranian general killed by US in Iraq". BBC. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
