Lets just get you right up to speed with what we know 2 leading militia commanders one iranian one iraqi have been killed in a u. S. Airstrike about 1. 51. 6 kilometers outside the bag that International Airport they were near an area where there was an antiterrorism unit an antiterrorism building was within a secure compound there the key casualty there is custom in the money killed by u. S. Forces people have been demonstrating their support of what has happened the joy at what has happened inside Baghdads Tahrir square lets just play you that video and give you a sense of the atmosphere right now in the iraqi capital back that. Was the the. The and. It. Was. And you have been watching pictures there of people in baghdad stuff or is square celebrating the killing of Senior Iranian commanded. By u. S. Forces on stan grant here in doha of course taking over this breaking coverage live coverage of this strike by American Forces inside iraq now weve had information confirmation from the
Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization thats important that it is designated a terrorist organization it also goes on to say donald trump after authorizing that toris has also or that strike is also tweeted no woods just a big picture of the American Flag well it wasnt just the man who was killed the u. S. Forces of also killed the Deputy Commander of iranian backed coalition of groups in iraq the hondas from the Popular Mobilization forces was killed when the airstrike targeted his vehicle on the road to the Baghdad Airport and we have correspondents covering the story from all angles gabrial of zone though is in washington d. C. Dosage a bar is live in tehran 1st i will go to some other 14 who are standing by in baghdad and some other just bring us the latest of what youve been hearing there the response to this strike the the the response on the street some of the celebrations indeed weve seen from some people in iraq to this killing of cousins on the money. Well its passed down
Baghdad and also more recently he has been trying to prevent chaos from erupting in iraq he had nothing to do with killing protesters on the streets of iraq iraq is a is a mess and the mess is because of u. S. Policy the United States destroyed iraq the United States created Saddam Hussein gave them chemical weapons one day then became his enemy another day they impose sanctions on iraq he has killed a 1000000 people then they invaded the country and destroyed the country then the americans helped create extremism in syria with the saudis and others and thats that the those extremists came into iraq because the iraq no longer had infrastructure the iranians came and helped iraqis say that the dog was on the verge of falling and the United States refused to help the Iraqi Government this is something that obama himself admitted so the americans have now assassinated they have murdered an e a senior iraq iranian. Official they violated International Law they outrage the iranian people ou
He was appointed to the head of the courts force. Tasked with dealing with irans. Interest and. In the middle east he was not only a man who wasnt very much revered within the general population but he was also known for his military skills he was believed to be extremely tactical his skills were also put to very good use in syria and iraq where he consulted both the assad regime as well as in the governments of the iraqi the various governments in iraq in the fight against eisel there are many iranians believe that this is a very serious escalation this is the United States telling iran that it has carried out an act of war theres a thank you study there of course well come back to you to check in on developments in iran as we continue to follow this story its just gone 6 g. M. T. Grant and here at aljazeera were bringing you rolling coverage of a major breaking news story lets bring you the latest as we understand it the south irans Supreme Leader ayatollah ali how many has vowed rev
Strike tweeted this simply no words just a large picture of the american fly well it wasnt just sort of money who was killed the u. S. Forces of also killed the Deputy Commander of iranian backed coalition of armed groups in iraq. This from the Popular Mobilisation forces was killed when the air strike targeted his vehicle on the road to baghdads airport. Well the Supreme Leader of iran ayatollah seyyed callup many has said those who killed custom sort of and he should await a quote tough revenge in a statement these were his words so all the friends and foes must know that the path of jihad of the resistance will continue with double motivation and a definite victory awaits those who fight in this auspicious demise of our selfless in general is bitter but the continued fight and achievement of the final victory will make life more bitter for the murderers and criminals well iraqs Prime Minister is warning the u. S. Strike will quote spark a devastating war in iraq addle abdul mahdi ca