US Kills Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Drone Strike (2020-01-03)
Trump orders a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport that kills Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force. Soleimani was Iran's most powerful military commander, responsible for operations across the Middle East. Iran retaliates by firing ballistic missiles at US bases in Iraq, causing traumatic brain injuries to over 100 US troops. Trump's order to kill Soleimani is criticized as an act of war without Congressional authorization. The strike dramatically escalates US-Iran tensions.
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