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Qassem Soleimani killed in US strike
3 January 2020 08:45 GMT
Good morning and welcome to Middle East Eye's liveblog tracking all the reactions and latest updates following the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the powerful leader of Iran's Quds force.
Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy leader of Iraq's Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militia grouping, were hit by a missile strike on Baghdad airport overnight.
The assassinations are likely to have a profound effect on the region, where Soleimani has helped spread Iranian influence with bloody results.
Here's our news wrap of the latest events: