https://www.france24.com/en/live-new...eimani-killing

 

"We are prepared to defend ourselves, our friends and partners in the region, and we're prepared to react if necessary," General Kenneth McKenzie, who heads the US Central Command (Centcom), told journalists.

He was touring the region weeks before the anniversary of the January 3, 2020 killing of Soleimani by a US drone strike near the Baghdad airport.



https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...ssy-in-baghdad

 

Eight rockets target US embassy in Baghdad: Iraq army
Rockets hit US embassy as tensions mount ahead of the anniversary of US killing top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.