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{{Villain_Infobox
{{Villain_Infobox
|Box title = Qasem Soleimani
|Box title = Qasem Soleimani
|Image = Qasem Soleimani with Zolfaghar Order (cropped).jpg
|Image = Qasem Soleimani.jpg
|fullname = Qasem Soleimani
|fullname = Qasem Soleimani
|alias = Qassem<br>Qassim<br>The Shadow Commander<br>Haj Qasem
|alias = Qassem<br>Qassim<br>The Shadow Commander<br>Haj Qasem
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|skills = Military training<br>Very high intelligence
|skills = Military training<br>Very high intelligence
|hobby = Proxy warfare
|hobby = Proxy warfare
|goals = Serve the Islamic Republic Of Iran (succeeded)<br>Expand Iran’s influence in the Middle East via proxy warfare|crimes = [[Christophobia]]<br>[[Atheophobia]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Mass murder]] (including [[child murder]])<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Anglophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Biphobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Ableism]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Persecution of Buddhists]]<br>[[Arabophobia]]<br>
|goals = Serve the Islamic Republic Of Iran (succeeded)<br>Expand Iran’s influence in the Middle East via proxy warfare|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[Murder]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Anglophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]
|type of villain = Terroristic Warlord
|type of villain = Corrupt Warlord
}}
}}
{{quote|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 member. The individual who's going to replace him is a Quds Force member.|Soleimani in a letter to CIA director David Petraeus.}}
{{quote|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 member. The individual who’s going to replace him is a Quds Force member.|Soleimani in a letter to CIA director David Petraeus.}}
'''Qasem Soleimani''' (March 11<sup>th</sup>, 1957 – January 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2020) was an Iranian general who was the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, the branch of the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) which dealt with proxy warfare. He has often named the mastermind of Iranian proxy warfare in the Middle East, thus, expanding Iran’s influence in the region. Sources have also called him the ''de facto'' second most powerful person in Iran after Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]], whom he had a close relationship with.
'''Qasem Soleimani''' (March 11<sup>th</sup>, 1957 – January 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2020) was an Iranian general who was the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, the branch of the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) which dealt with proxy warfare. He has often named the mastermind of Iranian proxy warfare in the Middle East, thus, expanding Iran’s influence in the region. Sources have also called him the ''de facto'' second most powerful person in Iran after Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]], whom he had a close relationship with.


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On 22 September 1980, when Saddam Hussein launched an invasion of Iran, setting off the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), Soleimani joined the battlefield serving as the leader of a military company, consisting of men from Kerman whom he assembled and trained. He quickly earned a reputation for bravery, and rose through the ranks because of his role in the successful operations in retaking the lands Iraq had occupied, eventually becoming the commander of the 41st Tharallah Division while still in his 20s, participating in most major operations. He was mostly stationed at the southern front. He was seriously injured in Operation Tariq-ol-Qods. In a 1990 interview, he mentioned Operation Fath-ol-Mobin as "the best" operation he participated in and "very memorable", due to its difficulties yet positive outcome. He was also engaged in leading and organizing irregular warfare missions deep inside Iraq carried out by the Ramadan Headquarters. It was at this point that Soleimani established relations with Kurdish Iraqi leaders and the Shia Badr Organization, both of which were opposed to Iraq's Saddam Hussein.
On 22 September 1980, when Saddam Hussein launched an invasion of Iran, setting off the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), Soleimani joined the battlefield serving as the leader of a military company, consisting of men from Kerman whom he assembled and trained. He quickly earned a reputation for bravery, and rose through the ranks because of his role in the successful operations in retaking the lands Iraq had occupied, eventually becoming the commander of the 41st Tharallah Division while still in his 20s, participating in most major operations. He was mostly stationed at the southern front. He was seriously injured in Operation Tariq-ol-Qods. In a 1990 interview, he mentioned Operation Fath-ol-Mobin as "the best" operation he participated in and "very memorable", due to its difficulties yet positive outcome. He was also engaged in leading and organizing irregular warfare missions deep inside Iraq carried out by the Ramadan Headquarters. It was at this point that Soleimani established relations with Kurdish Iraqi leaders and the Shia Badr Organization, both of which were opposed to Iraq's Saddam Hussein.


On 17 July 1985, Soleimani opposed the IRGC leadership's plan to deploy forces to two islands in western Arvand Rud (Shatt al-Arab).
On 17 July 1985, Soleimani opposed the IRGC leadership’s plan to deploy forces to two islands in western Arvand Rud (Shatt al-Arab).


After the war, during the 1990s, he was an IRGC commander in Kerman Province. In this region, which is relatively close to Afghanistan, Afghan-grown opium travels to Turkey and on to Europe. Soleimani's military experience helped him earn a reputation as a successful fighter against drug trafficking.
After the war, during the 1990s, he was an IRGC commander in Kerman Province. In this region, which is relatively close to Afghanistan, Afghan-grown opium travels to Turkey and on to Europe. Soleimani's military experience helped him earn a reputation as a successful fighter against drug trafficking.
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[[Category:Criminals]]
[[Category:Criminals]]
[[Category:Corrupt Officials]]
[[Category:Corrupt Officials]]
[[Category:Strategic]]
[[Category:Sadists]]
[[Category:Sadists]]
[[Category:Extremists]]
[[Category:Extremists]]
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[[Category:Anti-Catholic]]
[[Category:Anti-Catholic]]
[[Category:Anti-Christian]]
[[Category:Anti-Christian]]
[[Category:Anti-Semitic]]
[[Category:Anti-Semetic]]
[[Category:Ableist]]
[[Category:Ableist]]
[[Category:Supremacists]]
[[Category:Supremacists]]
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