7, including Iran’s Gen. Soleimani killed in missile attack on Baghdad Airport

At least seven people were killed after a missile was fired at the Baghdad International Airport early on Friday. The official with the group known as the Popular Mobilization Forces said the dead included its airport protocol officer, identifying him as Mohammed Reda. Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force was also among the deceased. The officials said the strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces.

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