Qasem Soleimani

Qasem Soleimani (Persie: قاسم سلیمانی‎) (11 Mairch 1957^[22] – 3 Januar 2020) wis an Iranian Major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Gaird Corps (IRGC) an syne 1998 commander o its Quds Force—a diveesion primarily responsible for extraterritorial militar an hidlins operations.^[23]

Sardar Qasem Soleimani
Soleimani in his offeecial militar dress wi Order o Zolfaghar in 2019.
Native name	قاسم سلیمانی
Elk-name	"Haj Qassem" (amang supporters)[1] "Kotlet (Cutlet, کتلت)[2][3][4] "The Shaidae Commander" (in the Wast)[5][6][7][8][9]
Born	11 Mairch 1957(1957-03-11) Qanat-e Malek, Kerman, Imperial State of Iran
Dee'd	3 Januar 2020(2020-01-03) (aged 62)[10] Baghdad, Iraq
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Islamic Revolutionary Gaird Corps
Years o service	1979–2020
Rank	Major general
Unit	Quds Force
Commands held	41st Tharallah Diveesion o Kerman Quds Force
Battles/wars	See battles Kurdish Rebellion (1979) Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988)[11] Operation Tariq-ol-Qods (WIA)[12] Operation Fath-ol-Mobin Operation Beit-ol-Moqaddas Operation Ramadan Operation Bazi-Deraz 2 Operation Omm-ol-Hasanayn Operation Before the Dawn Operation Dawn Operation Dawn 3 Operation Dawn 4 Operation Dawn 5 Operation Dawn 6 Battle o the Mairshes Operation Kheibar Operation Badr Operation Meymak First Battle o al-Faw Operation Dawn 8 Operation Karbala 1 Operation Karbala 4 Operation Karbala 5 Operation Karbala 6 Operation Karbala 10 Operation Beit-ol-Moqaddas 7 Seicont Battle o al-Faw Operation Dawn 10 Operation Nasr 4 Operation Mersad KDPI insurgency (1989–96) Sooth Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) Invasion o Afghanistan[13][better soorce needit] 2006 Lebanon War[14][15] Iraq War Karbala provincial heidquarters raid Iran–Israel proxy conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Sirie Civil War Al-Qusayr Battle (2013) Soothren Sirie offensive (2015)[16][17] Battle o Zabadani (2015) Northwastren Sirie offensive (2015) 2015–16 Latakia offensive Kuweires offensive (2015) Battle o Aleppo (2012–2016) Soothren Aleppo offensive (2015) Special forces operation tae rescue Roushie pilot East Aleppo offensive (2015–16) Northren Aleppo offensive (2016) Encirclement of Aleppo Aleppo offensive (September–October 2016)[18] Hama offensive (Mairch–Apryle 2017)[19] Sirie Desert campaign (Mey–Julie 2017) Eastren Sirie campaign (September 2017–present) 2017 Abu Kamal offensive Iraqi Ceevil War (2014–2017) Siege o Amirli Leeberation o Jurf Al Sakhar Battle o Baiji Battle o Tikrit Siege o Fallujah Operation Brakin Terrorism
Awairds	Order o Zolfaghar (1)[20] Order o Fath (3)[21]

References

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2. "کتلت؛ غذایی محبوب که به نماد خشم گروهی از معترضان تبدیل شد". bbc. 6 Januar 2023. Archived frae the original on 11 Januar 2023. Retrieved 6 Januar 2023.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
3. "Iran jails celebrity chef who posted cutlets video on Suleimani anniversary". bbc. 6 Januar 2023. Retrieved 6 Januar 2023.
4. "Iran arrests journalist for interviewing families of the condemned, and a chef, likely over chicken cutlets". bbc. 6 Januar 2023. Retrieved 6 Januar 2023.
5. Dexter Filkins (30 September 2013). "The Shadow Commander". The New Yorker. Retrieved 31 Mairch 2015.
6. Joanna Paraszczuk (16 October 2014). "Iran's 'Shadow Commander' Steps Into the Light". The Atlantic. Archived frae the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 31 Mairch 2015.
7. Kambiz Foroohar. "Iran's Shadow Commander". Archived frae the original on 2 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 31 Mairch 2015. Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
8. "RealClearWorld - Syria's Iranian Shadow Commander". Archived frae the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 Mairch 2015.
9. "Iran's 'shadow commander' steps into the spotlight". The Observers. Archived frae the original on 8 Julie 2015. Retrieved 31 Mairch 2015. Archived 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
10. "Qasem Soleimani among those killed in Baghdad Airport attack – report". Reuters. 3 Januar 2020.
11. "لشکر 41 ثارالله (ع) | دفاع‌مقدس". defamoghaddas.ir. Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2016. Archived 2017-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
12. "عملیاتی که در آن سردار سلیمانی شدیداً مجروح شد". yjc.ir. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
13. "El iraní Qasem Soleimani, "el hombre más poderoso en Irak"". Terra. Archived frae the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 3 Januar 2020.
14. soleimani reveals details role he played 2006 israel hezbollah war Archived 2019-10-24 at the Wayback Machine aawsat.com
15. Shadowy Iran commander Qassem Soleimani gives rare interview on 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war thenational.ae
16. "Pictures reportedly place Iranian general in Daraa". Archived frae the original on 12 Februar 2015. Retrieved 31 Mairch 2015.
17. "Iran's Revolutionary Guards executes 12 Assad's forces elements". Iraqi News. Archived frae the original on 29 Mairch 2015. Retrieved 31 Mairch 2015.
18. Hermann, Rainer (15 October 2016). "Die Völkerschlacht von Aleppo". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
19. Amir Toumaj (2 Apryle 2017). "Qassem Soleimani reportedly spotted in Syria's Hama province". Long War Journal. Retrieved 3 Apryle 2017.
20. "Leader awards General Soleimani with Iran's highest military order". Press TV. Archived frae the original on 11 Mairch 2019. Retrieved 11 Mairch 2019.
21. "عکس/ مدال های فرمانده نیروی قدس سپاه". Retrieved 11 Februar 2015.
23. "Iran's Spymaster Soleimani Counters U.S. Moves in the Mideast". Wall Street Journal. 6 Apryle 2012.