The Trump-directed Baghdad strike kills Qasem Soleimani
The lethal outcome is recorded separately from the order and from later legal analysis.
Entities and roles
- 2020 Soleimani strike orderlethal strike
- Qasem Soleimaniperson killed
- Donald J. Trumppresident directing the strike
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpkilled in Trump-directed U.S. strikeQasem Soleimani
Claims and evidence
- factdocumented
The U.S. military strike Donald Trump directed at Baghdad International Airport killed Qasem Soleimani on January 3, 2020.
- U.S. Department of Defense: Statement by the Department of DefenseStrike outcome and mandate-holder report chronology
- United Nations Human Rights Council: Use of armed drones for targeted killings: report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, A/HRC/44/38Strike outcome and mandate-holder report chronology