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US feared a backlash against its mission and bases in Iraq following killing of Iran’s top commander Soleimani
Hundreds of NATO personnel train Iraqi security forces at Baghdad’s request to prevent return of Da’ish
On Friday, the US military killed Soleimani in an airstrike which sparked fears of a new war in the Middle East
Thousands gather in Baghdad to mourn Soleimani, others killed in US air strike
He was killed in a drone strike just outside the Baghdad airport shortly after flying in to meet with Iranian allies
Soleimani’s assassination was the most dramatic escalation yet in spiralling tensions between Iran and the US
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Says ‘America won’t be able to avoid consequences of this wrong calculation easily’
“You will start the war but we will end it,” Qaseem Soleimani had told US President Trump
Top Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, an adviser to Soleimani, was also killed in the attack