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World Service,03 Jan 2020,23 mins

Top Iranian general killed in Baghdad drone strike ordered by Trump

Newsday

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Iran's most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, has been killed by a US air strike in Iraq. He was the face of the Revolutionary Guards and the mastermind of Iranian operations in the Middle East and his death may have serious implications; and our other big story today: the bushfires in Australia - we speak to one man trying to defend the family farm.

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