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3 Things to Know About Qassem Soleimani
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January 3, 2020
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1:08Now PlayingQassem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds force, was the personification of Iran’s projection of power abroad. #QassemSoleimani
His death in a U.S. strike near Baghdad International Airport will reverberate across the Middle East, where he helped make Iran a decisive regional player via a network of proxy militias.
Soleimani also wielded influence at home through his close ties to the country’s Supreme Leader, forged during a military career that spanned the bloody eight-year war with Iraq to paramilitary operations in countries including Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
His assassination heightens fears of escalation between the U.S. and Iran, which could easily pull in other countries.
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