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 - Major General Qassem Soleimani, Iran???s Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, was awarded the country???s highest military honor. Solemaini was awarded the Order of Zulfaqar from the leader of Iran???s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, making him the first Iranian military official to receive the order following the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979.?Tehran, Iran, on March 11, 2019.? Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM