Early hours on Friday morning, President Trump was reported to order an attack on Iranian general Qassem Sulaimani which killed the general and a close associate of his. The attack was an airstrike attack and was a retaliation to the killing of an American contractor in an Iraqi base which is alleged to be carried out by the militia group.
It was also alleged that the group were responsible for the attack of a US embassy in Baghdad by a mob of PMF militants and their supporters. A statement from Pentagon claimed responsibility for the strike and accused the Quds Force of being responsible for the deaths of hundreds of US service members and the wounding of thousands more.
General Suleimani is considered to be the second most powerful man in Iran. The US has deployed about 750 deployed 750 airborne troops to Kuwait as a rapid reaction force available for use in Iraq, and officials has said up to 3,000 could be sent in the coming days.
The US feel that more attacks are expected and it is their duty to take preemptive measures of defense in other to prevent these attacks. Trump, who ordered the strike seems not to have made a press conference yet to address why the strike was crucial, but rather made a tweet of the american flag earlier.
Both the President of Iran and their supreme leader Ali Khamenei have condemned the attack an have made comments suggesting a retaliation. A three day mourning has been ordered to be observed by Iranians.
For a more detailed report on the happenings, click on this link https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/03/baghdad-airport-iraq-attack-deaths-iran-us-tensions
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