Gen Soleimani was Iran's celebrity soldier, spearhead in Middle East

Qassem Soleimani was responsible for clandestine overseas operations and was often seen on battlefields guiding Iraqi Shi'ite groups in the war against Islamic State. His death on Friday in a US air strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport marked the end of a man who was a celebrity at home and closely watched by the US, Israel and Tehran's regional rival Saudi Arabia.

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