Soleimani's luck couldn't last; this time he met his end (obit-analysis)
The unthinkable has happened. IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani has been killed.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani (left) stands on the frontlines during an offensive operation against Islamic State in the town of Tal Ksaiba, in Iraq, in 2015(photo credit: STRINGER/ REUTERS)