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2020.01.11 07:23 GMT+8

U.S. tried to kill another Iran military official

Updated 2020.01.11 07:30 GMT+8
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The U.S. tried and failed to kill another top Iranian military official on the same day last week a top Iranian commander was killed in a drone strike in Baghdad.

According to unnamed U.S. officials, the U.S. reportedly tried to kill Abdul Reza Shahlai, a high-ranking commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a separate attack.No details were provided about the second highly-classified operation.

No details were provided about the second highly-classified operation.

The airstrike was attempted on the same day General Qasem Soleimani was killed.

According to the U.S. officials, Shahlai and Soleimani were approved military targets.

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