Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed early on Friday in an airstrike on their convoy at Baghdad airport, an Iraqi militia spokesman told Reuters.

Iran's Soleimani and Iraq's Muhandis killed in US air strike - militia spokesman

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Oil prices soared more than four per cent Friday and equities reversed early gains following news that the US had killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of a conflict in the crude-rich region.

Oil prices surge after US strike kills Iranian general Soleimani

The Wednesday visit, Trump's first with US troops in a conflict zone since he took office two years ago, came days after a shock decision to pull all American troops from neighbouring Syria.

Divided over US influence, Trump's visit to Iraq sparks criticism and questions

Air strikes may have detonated an IS truck filled with explosives, destroying buildings in the heavily-populated area

US confirms coalition strike in Mosul district where dozens of civilians reported killed

The newly deployed US military personnel will help coordinate Iraqi forces in Mosul fighting against the Islamic State

US doubles military advisers in Iraq

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