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Qasem Soleimani (March 11th, 1957 – January 3rd, 2020) was an Iranian general who was the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, the branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) which dealt with proxy warfare. He was often named the mastermind of Iranian proxy war fare in the Middle East. He was also allegedly a commander of Hezbollah.
He was killed by an American drone strike in Bagdad's International Airport, which has resulted in further tensions with Iran and the United States.