Qasem Soleimani

Qasem Soleimani (Persian: قاسم سلیمانی‎, Qāsem Soleymāni; Hebrew: קאסם סולימאני‎, Qasem Soleimani; Arabic: قاسم سليماني‎, Qāsim Sulaymānī; Turkish: Kasım Süleymani) was a senior Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 1979 until his death in 2020. He commanded the Quds Force, a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial military and clandestine operations, from 1998 until his assassination by the United States in January 2020. Soleimani was a pivotal figure in Iran's military and political landscape, playing a significant role in various conflicts across the Middle East, including the Syrian Civil War, the Iraq War, and the Yemeni Civil War. His strategic prowess and leadership were instrumental in shaping Iran's regional influence and military capabilities. Soleimani's death marked a significant turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics, with widespread implications for regional stability and international relations.

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Qasem Soleimani

Iranian military officer (1957–2020)

Qasem Soleimani was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination by the United States in 2020, he was the commander of the Quds Force, an IRGC division primarily responsible for extraterritorial and clandestine military operations, and played a key role in the Syrian civil war through securing Russian intervention. He was described as "the single most powerful operative in the Middle East" and a "genius of asymmetric warfare". Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen said Soleimani's strategies had "personally tightened a noose around Israel's neck".

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