At least eight people were killed as rockets hit Baghdad airport on Friday. The Iraqi military said three rockets hit the international airport in Baghdad. "The deputy head of the Hashed, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and head of the Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, were killed in a US strike that targeted their car on the Baghdad International Airport road," Hashed said in a statement.

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The move comes after a suicide bombing killed 250, making it the deadliest of many car bombings since the 2003 US-led invasion

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The attacks came as Iraqi forces were trying to dislodge Islamic militants from Falluja

More than 22 killed, 70 wounded in two bombings in Baghdad