BAGHDAD, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The latest on the Baghdad International Airport attack: (Baghdad local time)
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5:18 am, Jan. 3
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The United States has carried out air strikes against Iran-related targets in Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on early Friday, according to media reports citing anonymous U.S. officials.
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4:56 am, Jan. 3
BAGHDAD, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed among those died in an attack on Baghdad's airport early Friday, according to Iraqi state TV.
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4:54 am, Jan. 3
BAGHDAD, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Abu Mahdi al-Muhamdis, the deputy top leader of Iraq's paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces was killed on Friday in an attack near the Iraqi airport, a security source and lawmaker said.
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4:30 am, Jan. 3
BAGHDAD, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed as rockets hit Baghdad International Airport on Friday, local media reported.
Three rockets targeted the airport and struck two vehicles, killing five Iraqi militia members and "two guests" in the cars, local media cited Iraqi military sources as saying.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. ■
