Photo Story: First images of the US attack on Baghdad airport
Handout photos made available by Iraq’s military-run Security Media Cell show the effects of the U.S. airstrike on Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, 03 January 2020.
According to Iraqi authorities, several people were injured in the incident, which was reportedly caused by three rockets hitting the airport.
The Pentagon announced that Iran’s Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed on 03 January 2020 following a US airstrike on the airport.
Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant General and Commander of the Quds Force Qasem Soleimani
EPA-EFE/IRAQ’S SECURITY MEDIA CELL HANDOUT
