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COMMANDER // 1957–2020

Qasem Soleimani

lieutenant generalPahlavi IranBa'athist Syria6 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1957 – 2020

1960197019801990200020102020Syrian Civil War · 2011Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017 · 2014-20172017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict · 2017Battle of Aleppo — July 19, 2012 · Ba'athist Syria · Syrian Civil WarBattle of Baiji — June 11, 2014 · Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017Islamic State invasion of Iraq — June 25, 2014 · Republic of Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017Operation Ashura — October 24, 2014 · Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017War against the Islamic State — June 13, 2014 · CJTF–OIR · Syrian Civil WarBattle of Pirde — October 20, 2017 · Iraq · 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict

Active service 2012–2017 — 6 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 55.

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Battles (6)

Last verified June 2026
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