What happened?
This Friday morning, the 3th of January, the United States carried out one of their most heinous crimes yet which plunges not only the Middle East but the whole world in an extremely dangerous situation, possibly bringing it to the edge of war. This morning, the United States assassinated the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Qasem Soleimani, the deputy chief of the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis as well as other members of the PMF with a targeted airstrike near Baghdad International Airport.
Who was Major-General Qassem Soleimani?
Major-General Qassem Soleimani was born in 1957 in Qanat-e Malek, Kerman province, Iran.
Following the victory of the Iranian Islamic revolution in 1979, he joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
During the imposed Iraqi war on Iran (1980 - 1988), he led numerous battles leading to victory.
Later on Major-General Qassem Soleimani was appointed as the chief of the The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force where he became well known in the battle against foreign interventions in the region and organising and assisting the allies of the axis of resistance against the foreign interventionist agressors and occupiers.
When these foreign interventionist nations, mainly the United States and Israel, allied with Takfiri and Wahhabi terrorist groups, Major-General Qassem Soleimani led Iranian military advisers assisting the Syrian and Iraqi army in their fight against these terrorists and foreign occupation. In this role he became a legend because of his excellent strategic talents and insights.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei vowed a "harsh revenge" following the assassination of Major- General Qassem Soleimani.