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Democratic Senator from

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:13:26 +0000

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Democratic Senator from Connecticut asking whether this was a US assassination without appropriate authorisation from Congress https://t.co/M488unv1Gl
— Julian Borger (@julianborger) January 3, 2020

NYTimes:

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:39:50 +0000

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NYTimes:

Breaking News: Iraqi TV reported that an attack at Baghdad’s airport killed the senior Iranian commander Qassim Suleimani, at a tense moment for the U.S. and Iran https://t.co/PJcAkHlWUq
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 3, 2020

AP reports: Iraqi state TV,

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:24:59 +0000

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AP reports: Iraqi state TV, officials: Gen. Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force, has been killed in an airstrike.https://t.co/fO71fOnmpY

(heads up: NOW would be a good time to catch up on Iran and Iraq news, this is huge)
— Shaya Tayefe Mohajer (@Shaya_in_LA) January 3, 2020

Hard to understate how big

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:21:32 +0000

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Hard to understate how big this is

• Qassem Suleimani is Iran’s most powerful mil figure in Region
• He runs Iran’s proxies in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq
• Both men designated by US as Terrorist
• Muhandis was at US embassy attack protest, calls himself “Suleimani soldier”
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) January 3, 2020

confirmed @ Newsweek, via U.S

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:16:02 +0000

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confirmed @ Newsweek, via U.S. official, commander of Iran Quds force killed along with others:

My latest alongside @JimLaPorta UPDATE: @Newsweek can confirm that, along with the Popular Mobilization Forces' Mohammed Redha al-Jabari and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iran Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was also killed in Baghdad, per U.S. official. https://t.co/yXesTROfIO pic.twitter.com/46BLDgHWE9(@ShaolinTom) January 3, 2020

U.S. just killed the leaders

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:10:41 +0000

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U.S. just killed the leaders of the Iranian IRGC (top military commander) and of the Kataib Hezbollah:

Wow https://t.co/BxMhAFEcDG
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) January 3, 2020

Now would be a good time for a US statement... https://t.co/TaIxu5fbel
— Boris Zilberman (@rolltidebmz) January 3, 2020

BREAKING: US and Iraqi sources confirm the killing of Iran's top military commander Qassem Suleimani in Iraq
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) January 3, 2020

New year (and new decade) off

artappraiser — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:18:38 +0000

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New year (and new decade) off to an impressive start with Khamenei and Trump going at each other on Twitter
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) January 1, 2020

Managing Editor of Military

artappraiser — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:10:00 +0000

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Managing Editor of Military Times:

500 troops from 82nd headed to Kuwait, a defense official tells me. Another 4,000 headed there after. What happens when they get there still unknown. More later at @MilitaryTimes
— Howard Altman (@haltman) January 1, 2020

This by the way merely confirms @LucasFoxNews who popped this 45 minutes ago....
— Howard Altman (@haltman) January 1, 2020

WATCH: Thousands of Iraqi

artappraiser — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:04:09 +0000

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WATCH: Thousands of Iraqi protesters furious over deadly U.S. airstrikes storm the American Embassy in Baghdad, breaking down doors and setting fires https://t.co/zS7HQXjDyF pic.twitter.com/MO3UnaG06q
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 31, 2019