Qasem Soleimani
Qasem Soleimani was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination by the United States in 2020, he was the commander of the Quds Force, an IRGC division primarily responsible for extraterritorial and clandestine military operations, and played a key role in the Syrian civil war through securing Russian intervention. He was described as "the single most powerful operative in the Middle East" and a "genius of asymmetric warfare".
Background
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- Qanat-e Malek
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Zolfaghar🏆 Hero of the Republic🏆 Order of Fath, 2nd class🏆 Order of Fath, 1st class
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Trending topics shown first"Dear General Petraeus, you should know that I, Qassem Suleimani, control the policy for Iran with respect to Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza and Afghanistan. And indeed, the ambassador in Baghdad is a Quds Force …"
"I entered the war on a fifteen-day mission, and ended up staying until the end. … We were all young and wanted to serve the revolution."
"When I see the children of the Martyrs, I want to smell their scent, and I lose myself."
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1957
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Birth2020
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