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03/01/2020 GMT

Top Iranian general killed in Baghdad drone strike ordered by Trump

BBC World Service - Newsday, Top Iranian general killed in Baghdad drone strike ordered by Trump

The Pentagon said General Soleimani had been planning attacks against Americans in Iraq

The Pentagon said General Qasem Soleimani had been planning attacks against Americans in Iraq.

Iran's most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, has been killed by a US air strike in Iraq. He was the face of the Revolutionary Guards and the mastermind of Iranian operations in the Middle East and his death may have serious implications; and our other big story today: the bushfires in Australia - we speak to one man trying to defend the family farm.

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