Friday 3/3/13 04:38 AM Abu Dhabi time
An Iraqi Ministry of Defense official said on Friday that General Siamand Mashhadani, a leader of the Iranian Quds Force, was killed Thursday night in a US air raid in Iraq.
The official confirmed, in statements to Al-Ain News, that the raid that killed Siamand was in the town of Jurf al-Sakhr, north of Babil Governorate, south of Baghdad.
- American strikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq in response to the Taji attack
“General Siamand Mashhadani, one of the commanders of the Quds Force and 4 of his companions, was killed in the air strike, which targeted the Center for Control and Control of the militia of the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq, in Jurf al-Sakhr, north of Babil Province,” he said.
“Mashhadani supervised the control and control centers of the PMF militia in Iraq, and he was one of the planners of the attacks by Hezbollah militia on the American military centers in Iraq,” the Iraqi official added.
The official added that one of the raids launched by the American planes on Hezbollah headquarters in Iraq targeted a factory for the assembly and manufacture of missiles and Iranian drones at Karbala Airport, which is an airport under construction located in the Karbala governorate in southern Iraq, indicating that the raids destroyed all the targets that they targeted.
On Thursday, US Defense Secretary Mark Esber said that American planes targeted the headquarters and weapons depots of Iraqi Hezbollah guerrillas in response to a missile attack that killed two American soldiers and a British military at the Taji base, north of Baghdad.
And Esber confirmed, in press statements to him, that the American army will not hesitate for a moment to attack any target that attacks the international coalition forces in Iraq.
Esber explained that the attack targeted pro-Iranian militia sites, including armories.
On Thursday, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that pro-Iranian militias carried out the missile attack that targeted the Taji military base north of Baghdad.
The American Defense Secretary added, in press statements, that the attack on the Taji camp was a clear targeting of the international coalition forces against ISIS in Iraq.
Esber stressed that his country will not tolerate attacks against the Americans, noting that all response options are available and we are working with our partners to hold those responsible for this terrorist attack accountable.
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