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Qassem Soleimani, the 62-year-old commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in the US air strike in Baghdad overnight.

As Republican and Democratic lawmakers sparred over the wisdom of the attack, some legal experts questioned whether Trump had the legal authority to target Soleimani on Iraqi soil without the permission of Iraq’s government, and whether it was legal under international and US law. The UN Charter generally prohibits the use of force against other states, but there is an exception if a state gives consent to the use of force on its territory. Legal experts said the absence of consent from Iraq makes it difficult for the United States to justify the killing.

 

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USA has become the TERRORISTS they claim to be fighting

Germany, Rassia, UK, France, North Korea all these countries are not the place to play. WESTERN COUNTRIES finish AFRICAN COUNTRIES, WESS THESE WHO GOT BLACK PEOPLE.

Let's wait and see when Iraq revenge

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