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'''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.

Soleimani began his military career ~~during~~ the Iran-Iraq ~~war in the 1980s~~, fighting against [[Ba'ath Party|Ba’athist]] Iraq under [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 1998, he became the head of the Quds Force. He provided support to [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon as well as supported [[Bashar al-Assad]] in Syria, fighting [[ISIS]] as well as Syrian opposition. His army also armed the [[Houthis]] in Yemen. Soleimani also armed Baloch separatists in Balochistan.

Soleimani began his military career in the late 1970s at the time of the Revolution and right before the Iran-Iraq War, fighting against [[Ba'ath Party|Ba’athist]] Iraq under [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 1998, he became the head of the Quds Force. He provided support to [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon as well as supported [[Bashar al-Assad]] in Syria, fighting against [[ISIS]] as well as Syrian opposition. His army also armed the [[Houthis]] in Yemen. Soleimani also armed Baloch separatists in Balochistan around the border of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

==Biography==

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 '''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.
-Soleimani began his military career during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, fighting against [[Ba'ath Party|Ba’athist]] Iraq under [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 1998, he became the head of the Quds Force. He provided support to [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon as well as supported [[Bashar al-Assad]] in Syria, fighting [[ISIS]] as well as Syrian opposition. His army also armed the [[Houthis]] in Yemen. Soleimani also armed Baloch separatists in Balochistan.
+Soleimani began his military career in the late 1970s at the time of the Revolution and right before the Iran-Iraq War, fighting against [[Ba'ath Party|Ba’athist]] Iraq under [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 1998, he became the head of the Quds Force. He provided support to [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon as well as supported [[Bashar al-Assad]] in Syria, fighting against [[ISIS]] as well as Syrian opposition. His army also armed the [[Houthis]] in Yemen. Soleimani also armed Baloch separatists in Balochistan around the border of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
 ==Biography==