The Iraqi Interior Ministry's security media cell earlier said in a statement that the rocket attack had occurred near the airport's cargo terminal. Two vehicles were burned and some were injured. US officials, who did not want to be named immediately after the attack, told Reuters that two targeted Iranian-related attacks were carried out in Baghdad. They declined to elaborate on the attack.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has warned the United States that a deadly war could result in the assassination of General Soleimani.
Abu Sohadi al-Muhadis, second-in-command of General Solaimani and Hashd al-Shabab, was killed in a US airstrike today (Friday) at the International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq.
The Iraqi Prime Minister described the attack as an aggression against the country. He said harshly, killing an Iraqi military commander at a government base was nothing but aggression against the country. The aggression was carried out against the state, government and the people of Iraq.
He referred to General Solaimani and al-Muhandis as a symbol of victory against the Daesh, the western-backed Takfiri terrorist group.
US troops deployed to Iraq in the wake of the attack have called for a meeting of the Iraqi parliament to determine the future of US troops, citing violations of position in the country.
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