Iranian general Qassem Suleimani, centre, was killed in a US drone strike on January 3, 2020, leading to greater tensions between Iraq's government and pro-Iran Iraqi militias. AFP / KHAMENEI.IR
Iranian general Qassem Suleimani, centre, was killed in a US drone strike on January 3, 2020, leading to greater tensions between Iraq's government and pro-Iran Iraqi militias. AFP / KHAMENEI.IR
Qassem Suleimani assassination left Iraq at the mercy of militias
A year on, the killing of Iran's top general alongside Iraqi military commander Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis leaves a power vacuum different forces are fighting to fill