The senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Qasem Soleimani and the acting commander of the Deputy Commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (the Hash al-Shaabi) Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandes were separately leaving Baghdad airport in two cars when they were targeted by a US helicopter attack on Friday morning.

General Soleimin is said to have arrived in the airport from Lebanon.

The IRGC has confirmed the killing of Qasem Soleimani in a statement. (ILKHA)