assassination of Qasem Soleimani

Key facts

Type

Targeted killing , drone strike

Planned by

United States

Target

Qasem Soleimani X

Date

3 January 2020 ; 6 years ago ( 2020-01-03 ) , About 1:00 a.m. ( local time , UTC+3 )

Executed by

United States Air Force United States Army Delta Force ISA CTG (allegedly)

Outcome

Successful

Casualties

10 killed, including Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

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Wikidata facts

Number of deaths

10