Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, was killed late Thursday in a U.S. airstrike that targeted a convoy near the airport in Baghdad. FILE - File - Qassem Soleimani, The leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, a major general in?the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, during the Muharram mourning ceremony, commemorating the killing of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the prophet Muhammad.Tehran, Iran, on September 19, 2018.?Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM