Iranian commander of IRGC Qassim Solimani & Iraqi Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis leader of PMU Shiite militia both killed (Target Killing) by a guided missile fire after it struck a three vehicle convoy of theirs in Baghdad Iraq. 
NOW: US Marines in choppers raid houses of Quds forces & Iraq Shiite militia leaders Qais Khazali of Iraqi Hezbollah and Hadi Al Ameri in Jadriah district of Baghdad arresting some others also.
These groups participated in the US embassy siege and rocket attacks on green zone
These groups participated in the US embassy siege and rocket attacks on green zone
Israeli #military on high alert following assassination of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani and other high ranking Iraqi al-Quds officials in Iraq.
Seems Sheikh Naeem Qassem was also killed in the missile strike.
High Value Targets HVT's travelling together:
How could IRGC slip up at such a crucial time by not realizing the threat of Targeted Killing after the hand they've shown in past days against US and her allies in Iraq, Syria & international shipping lanes.
How could IRGC slip up at such a crucial time by not realizing the threat of Targeted Killing after the hand they've shown in past days against US and her allies in Iraq, Syria & international shipping lanes.
This Targeted Killing of Iranian master operative and iconic IRGC commander Qassem Suleimani can be rated alongside the killing of both al-Qaeda's Osama bin-Laden and #ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
A huge blow to Hezbollah and Iranian external operations.
A huge blow to Hezbollah and Iranian external operations.
NOW:
Pentagon Releases Statement:
US confirms death of Soleimani, saying they took defensive action to protect American interests.
Pentagon Releases Statement:
US confirms death of Soleimani, saying they took defensive action to protect American interests.
Al sa'ib al-Haq and Sheik al-Hejabi, senior Quds officials were picked up by Special forces raid on their houses.
Scene of the Missile strike which killed notorious and iconic Iranian IRGC commander & other senior Iraqi Hezbollah militia commanders in Baghdad.
The armoured SUV Qassem Suleimani usually ride in whenever he visits Iraq. The vehicle can withstand explosion from its sides & beneath but not from the air.
Iran over played it's cards, under-estimating Trump's decisiveness to retaliate swiftly and efficiently despite Trump's red line which Iran crossed alongside its proxies.
Suleimani's death came a bit late. He & muhandis responsible for deaths of coalition & Iraqi security forces
Suleimani's death came a bit late. He & muhandis responsible for deaths of coalition & Iraqi security forces
URGENT:
Saudi-Arabia & Bahrain deploy Patriot air defense batteries and Air forces placed on alert.
Saudi-Arabia & Bahrain deploy Patriot air defense batteries and Air forces placed on alert.
The Last Hour Of General Soleimani:
Flew in from Beirut to Syria, plane took off from Damascus to Baghdad & was also boarded by a senior Hezbollah laison officer for Iraqi militias (pic below). Leader & deputy of PMU recieved Kassem Suleimani at the Airport in Baghdad
Flew in from Beirut to Syria, plane took off from Damascus to Baghdad & was also boarded by a senior Hezbollah laison officer for Iraqi militias (pic below). Leader & deputy of PMU recieved Kassem Suleimani at the Airport in Baghdad
All including Suleimani's body guards drove towards Baghdad city in a 3 vehicle convoy.
US Jet already in the sky fired missiles and scoring direct hit after intelligence confirmed the presence of the HVT's in the convoy.
US Jet already in the sky fired missiles and scoring direct hit after intelligence confirmed the presence of the HVT's in the convoy.
The Strait of Hormuz should be an area of interest to watch by UAE, Oman and international shipping.
Iran retaliatory actions may start from here.
Iran retaliatory actions may start from here.
NOW: Iranian #military placed on alert as her F-14 jets currently patrolling her western borders.
Sheik Nail Qassem, Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah in Lebanon, was also killed by US airstrikes.
Update on the Op reveals an Apache helicopter fired the new NLOS missile which struck General Qassem Suleimani convoy.
Massive street protest which might turn violent are expected immediately after today fridays Islamic prayers in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Lebanon.
Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon scanning through the flight manifest of the int. flight which took off from Damascus and landed in Baghdad.
NOW: Iran National security council meeting in Tehran.
Iran supreme leader Khomeini in attendance.
Iran supreme leader Khomeini in attendance.
Popular Tehran Shia cleric Ahmad Khatemi, says "US will not be safe in Iraq any more.
Killing Sulaymany is an assault on Iraq
Trump and his admin, the blood of the martyr is very precious.
US will be kicked out of Iraq"
Killing Sulaymany is an assault on Iraq
Trump and his admin, the blood of the martyr is very precious.
US will be kicked out of Iraq"
A table of Shiite PMU militia attacks against US assets, interest and positions in Iraq in year 2019 which necessitated US action.
The pattern of Iran's use of it's foreign proxies via IRGC was becoming emboldened.
The pattern of Iran's use of it's foreign proxies via IRGC was becoming emboldened.
URGENT: Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appoints Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani as the new head of the IRGC's Quds Force
