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Volley Of Rockets strike US Embassy In Baghdad

A volley of rockets landed near the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad Sunday. According to the reports, three Katyusha rockets hit near the high-security compound while another said as many as five struck the area. There was no immediate word on casualties. General Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds force and mastermind of its regional security strategy, was killed in an airstrike near the Iraqi capital's international airport. Soleimani and Mohandis were killed along with eight others in a precision drone strike early Friday as they drove away from Baghdad international airport in two vehicles. Watch full bulletin.

Updated : 27 January 2020, 08:46 AM

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