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  NATO suspends training mission in Iraq citing security

  World | January 05, 2020 7:29 IST

  The military alliance said in a statement Saturday that even if the Canadian-led mission is to continue in the future, security concerns for its personnel were “paramount.” Soleimani was the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force and the mastermind of its regional security strategy.

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  Rockets fired after day of mourning for slain Iranian leader

  World | January 05, 2020 6:54 IST

  The day of mourning in the Iraqi capital ended Saturday evening with a series of rockets that were launched and fell inside or near the Green Zone, which houses government offices and foreign embassies, including the U.S. Embassy.

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  How, why and where Trump decided to kill Iran's Major Qasem Soleimani

  World | January 04, 2020 20:59 IST

  US President Donald Trump gave the approval to kill Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Major General Qassem Soleimani at the last minute while he was on a vacation at his resort in Florida.

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  Qasem Soleimani backed India on Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Chabahar: defence expert

  India | January 04, 2020 17:51 IST

  US President Donald Trump’s statement on Soleimani being involved in terror acts as far as New Delhi hasn’t gone down well with defence experts and former diplomats, who point out that it directly defies the call for restraint issued by MEA

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  'America is the Great Satan': Thousands mourn Iranian general killed by US in Baghdad

  World | January 04, 2020 15:51 IST

  Qasem Soleimani was the architect of Iran’s regional policy of mobilizing militias across Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, including in the war against the Islamic State group. He was also blamed for attacks on U.S. troops and American allies going back to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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  Soleimani's body to reach Iran after Iraq funeral processions

  World | January 04, 2020 15:22 IST

   The body of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump, will reach Tehran after funeral processions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the cities of Najaf and Karbala, a media report said.

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  'Killing Soleimani will have grave consequences', Russia warns US

  World | January 04, 2020 11:08 IST

  Russia on Friday condemned USA for the killing of Iran Revolutionary Guards General Qasem Soleimani. In a statement issued by its Foreign Ministry, Russia warned US of 'grave consequences' of  latter's actions.

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  Qasem Soleimani behind terror plots in Delhi: Trump

  World | January 04, 2020 14:14 IST

  US President Donald Trump on Friday accused the slain Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani of contributing to terror plots in as far away as New Delhi and London.

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  Iranian general Soleimani's killing was to stop war, not start one: Donald Trump

  World | January 04, 2020 7:56 IST

  President Donald Trump said Friday he ordered the killing of a top Iranian general “to stop a war,” not start one, but in the tense aftermath the Pentagon braced for retaliation by sending more troops to the Middle East. Democrats complained that Trump hadn’t consulted Congress, and some worried that the strike made war more likely.

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  There will be dead Americans: Former CIA official on Soleimani killing

  World | January 03, 2020 23:53 IST

  Former CIA official Michael Morell on Friday said that the killing of Iran's General Qasem Soleimani will lead to deaths of American civilians. 

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  World cannot afford another Gulf war, says UN chief after killing of Soleimani

  India | January 03, 2020 23:45 IST

  UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" by the US strike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on Friday, and urged world leaders to show "maximum restraint", his spokesman said.  

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  India calls for 'peace, stability and security' after US airstrike kills Iran's top Commander

  India | January 03, 2020 19:43 IST

  As tensions escalate between Iran and the United States following the killing of Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has called for “peace, stability and security” in the region.

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  MQ-9 Reaper: An inside look at the drone that US employed to kill Qasem Soleimani

  World | January 03, 2020 19:25 IST

  MQ-9 Reaper drone has a laser range finder/designator, which precisely designates targets for employment of laser-guided munitions, such as the Guided Bomb Unit-12 Paveway II. It was this technology that the United States used to attack the convoy of Iran General Qasem Soleimani.

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  'A more dangerous world': Iran General Qasem Soleimani killing triggers global alarm

  World | January 03, 2020 23:36 IST

  Global powers are warning that the world has become a more dangerous place after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the targeted killing of Iran’s top general and are urging restraint on all sides. China, Russia and France, all permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, took a dim view of the US airstrike near Baghdad’s airport early Friday that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

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  Hours after Qasem Soleimani’s death, Iran appoints Esmail Qaani as new Quds force chief

  World | January 03, 2020 17:18 IST

  Iran's supreme leader appointed Esmail Qaani as the new head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm after its commander, Qasem Soleimani, was killed on Friday in a US strike on Baghdad airport.

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  Soleimani killed: How America's flamboyant action is different from Mossad-style killing

  World | January 03, 2020 16:02 IST

  Qasem Soleimani killed: Sledgehammer vs prick needle, flamboyance vs silence, authoritative clarity vs chaotic justice, American bombing vs Mossad's secret missions-- we are talking about two separate style of functioning - equally effective, yet very very different from each other.

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  SECURITY ALERT: US urges its citizens to leave Iraq immediately

  World | January 03, 2020 15:31 IST

  The United States has urged US citizens to leave Iraq “immediately." A State Department statement on Friday cites “heightened tensions in Iraq and the region." Iran has vowed "harsh retaliation" after a US airstrike killed Iran's top military commander General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad.

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  Burning vehicles and deserted roads: Photos, videos from US strike in Baghdad that killed Soleimani

  World | January 03, 2020 14:22 IST

  For Iran, the killing represents the loss of a cultural icon who represented national pride and resilience while facing U.S. sanctions. While careful to avoid involving himself in politics, Soleimani’s profile rose sharply as U.S. and Israeli officials blamed him for Iranian proxy attacks abroad.

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  US military forces arrive at Kuwait air base

  World | January 03, 2020 13:25 IST

  US army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division arrived in Kuwait on Thursday.

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  World War III trends on Twitter after Soleimani killing

  World | January 03, 2020 13:49 IST

  The killing of General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, marks a major escalation in the standoff between Washington and Iran, which has careened from one crisis to another since President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed crippling sanctions.