A US-drone strike near Baghdad airport targets and kills Iranian Quds Force Commander General Qassem Soleimani who was considered the second most powerful person of Iran. He is murdered while local allies from the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) drove him from Baghdad airport. The leader of the PMF, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is also killed in the attack. The death of Soleimani triggers celebrations on the streets of Baghdad, since protesters have been demonstrating since months against Iran’s influence on the Iraqi government.