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CNN: one of Qasem Soleimani's close associates directed attack on Fairford

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The network cites al-Saadi as a commander in Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi group close to Iran's Islamic Republic, and says he acted from inside a detention facility.

RAF Fairford is a British air base in Gloucestershire that is also used by US forces. Qasem Soleimani led Iran's Quds Force until he was killed in a US strike in Baghdad in 2020, and Kataib Hezbollah is an Iraqi armed group backed by Iran.

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