Qassem #Soleimani : The Shadow Commander

A former C.I.A. officer calls Suleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, the “most powerful operative in the Middle East today.”Illustration by Krzysztof Domaradzki 

If you want to know who Qassem #Soleimani was, read this piece from The @NewYorker published in September 2013. You've been warned, It's a Long Read!

Qassem #Soleimani : The Shadow Commander 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/30/the-shadow-commander?verso=true

Here's some reading material for this weekend.