Iran vows to avenge Soleimani's death

January 04, 2020 11:21

Iran promised to seek revenge for a United States airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed the mastermind of its interventions across the Middle East, and the US said on Friday that it was sending thousands more troops to the region as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing.

The death of Gen Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force, marks a major escalation in the standoff between Washington and Tehran, which has careened from one crisis to another since US President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed crippling sanctions.

Almost 24 hours after the attack on Soleimani, Iraqi officials and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq reported another deadly airstrike.

An Iraqi government official reported a strike on two vehicles north of Baghdad but had no information on casualties.

Another security official who witnessed the aftermath described charred vehicles and said five people were killed.

Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Iraqi state television and the media arm of the Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces also reported the strike.

The group said its medics were targeted.

An American official who spoke on the condition on anonymity denied the US was behind the reported attack. -- Agencies

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