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Qasem Soleimani

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Relationship to TrumpIranian military official targeted under Trump's presidential command authority

Timeline

2020-01-03The Trump-directed Baghdad strike kills Qasem SoleimaniSoleimani was killed in the January 3, 2020 Baghdad strikekilled in Trump-directed U.S. strike · documented · 2 sources
2020-01-03Trump directs the U.S. strike targeting Qasem SoleimaniTrump directed the Baghdad strike carried out on January 3, 2020Iranian military official targeted under Trump's presidential command authority · documented · 1 source
2020-01-03Trump ordered the Baghdad strike that killed Soleimani; a UN expert found the stated legal basis wantingStrike completed; UN expert analysis remains non-adjudicative.directed strike that killed · documented · 1 source
1 strike eventCross-border uses of force
2020-07-06UN mandate-holder and independent legal analysis dispute the Soleimani strike's legal basisNon-adjudicative legal analysisreported · 2 sources

Roles and relationships

Deceasedlife / 2020-01-03–2020-01-03

Relationships

death examined in non-adjudicative legal analyseslegalreported · 1 file · 2 source referencesOpen cited record
killed in Trump-directed U.S. strikepoliticaldocumented · 1 file · 2 source referencesOpen cited record
directed strike that killedpoliticaldocumented · 1 file · 1 source referenceOpen cited record

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