The Qasem Soleimani Airstrike, 2020 - Animated

A hero to his supporters and an enemy to the West, Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is the target of an American drone strike, ordered by US President Donald Trump. Seeking retaliation, the Iranian military launches ballistic missiles against a US military base in Iraq, and with tensions high, accidentally shoots down a civilian airliner over Tehran.

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[TheDethBringer]

'So, who killed the most powerful guy in Iran?'

'a guy in Nevada with a joystick'

[lightwalker]

"Don't worry, the drones are unarmed" bruh

[thesean]

"You see the drone? No? Well the drone sees you"

[Vibakari]

“I thought u said they were unarmed”

“Well they are now”

[iexist]

Great to see recent history! Maybe a video about the Battle of Hostomel Airport would be great!

[creativehorse]

That Ukraine airlines flight tragedy is pretty sad, way too many civilian planes are shot down these days. I can't believe I didn't hear about it

[flyflybaby]

He lived by the sword, *he died by a drone*

[ahisjkh]

As a person who used to live in Iraq not too far from the airport (I'm iraqi) I remember my mom telling me how she heard a swoosh sound and then a few minutes later we heard a bang and our house shook a little, still surprised that I witnessed it on that day, I remember the airport having issues afterwards too. Funny thing is my uncle and his kids got out just before the explosion and it happened at about midnight? 7th of January 2020

[redcamaro]

Would anyone fly on an airplane owned by "Sham Wings"

[stephensands]

Oh my god wasn’t expecting a video on something this recent! Can’t wait to see the video

[trekker]

Remember when we thought this was gonna be the worst part of 2020?

[eetenn]

I have been waiting for an in depth video about this for so long! Thank you for delivering!

[TheOperationsRoom]

Standby for a SPICY comments section 😆

[MikhailTabigay]

A real blast from the past from 2020!!!

[amirsa]

most iranian people call soleimany 'kotlet' after that accident which is a food similar to meatball dish🤣🤣even a restourant was shut down and its manager was arrested when he teached how to cook ' kotlet' in his instagram acount in the kotlet death anniversary. you see we iranian people very love our government :))

[bigbadword]

This is an event I always wanted more info on. Thank you for covering it.

[logicplague]

Tower: You need to leave the airspace!
F-18: Tower, I have a number for you to call, let me know when you have pen and paper ready..

[topspot]

First time checking out the channel. Great content!

[glennheth]

Several people from my city were aboard the Ukraine Airlines flight. An absolute tragedy.

[PinguiniAlfredo]

It wasn't an airstrike, it was a Special Hand Removal Operation