The Qasem Soleimani Airstrike, 2020 - Animated

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  • Опубликовано: 23 мар 2023
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    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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  • @TheDethBringer666
    @TheDethBringer666 Год назад +5785

    'So, who killed the most powerful guy in Iran?'
    'a guy in Nevada with a joystick'

    • @Aldnon
      @Aldnon Год назад +153

      Imagine the shame from being killed by glorified gamer.

    • @Ofthehunt
      @Ofthehunt Год назад +665

      'So, who killed the most powerful guy in Iran?'
      "Some dude that got 2 victory royales mere hours after the incident"

    • @DanielDos2
      @DanielDos2 Год назад +360

      guy was probably having some chips while at it too

    • @DroneStrike1776
      @DroneStrike1776 Год назад

      His gamer tag is NoScope42069

    • @VainerCactus0
      @VainerCactus0 Год назад +230

      Epic gamer moment.

  • @lightwalker222
    @lightwalker222 Год назад +5519

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

    • @venture2466
      @venture2466 Год назад +897

      narrator: "they were in fact, armed"
      *deletes two cars*
      *refuses to eleborate*
      *leaves*

    • @rob9726
      @rob9726 Год назад +298

      ​@@venture2466 *Returns home*
      *Terrorism occurs*
      *surprised Pikachu face?*

    • @YG-wn7rk
      @YG-wn7rk Год назад +159

      It was more like "if you keep on making me problems, I'll send them hellfires to you as well..."

    • @WeyounLP
      @WeyounLP Год назад

      dont worry US are the good guys so they can lie and terrorize with no consequences

    • @92miata
      @92miata Год назад

      @@rob9726 not killing the Iranian general would be worse, he will become a bigger threat and hurt even more people, more than what terrorism would hurt.

  • @flyflybaby2723
    @flyflybaby2723 7 месяцев назад +469

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

    • @mawas6801
      @mawas6801 7 месяцев назад +7

      lol

    • @tahko3956
      @tahko3956 6 месяцев назад +23

      ​@@egatycasidrones are based since you arent risking an pilots life

    • @EasyPeasyLemonSqueezyXD
      @EasyPeasyLemonSqueezyXD 6 месяцев назад

      @@egatycasi do you prefare gore, blood and glory deaths in fronline like it was in WW2?
      Don't mess with US or u gonna get droned.

    • @mawas6801
      @mawas6801 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@egatycasi not someone as sadistic as him

    • @asmodeus1274
      @asmodeus1274 6 месяцев назад

      @@egatycasi8 month old YT account just prattling about.

  • @trekker105
    @trekker105 11 месяцев назад +279

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

    • @TheKeule33
      @TheKeule33 10 месяцев назад +4

      What else happened?

    • @trekker105
      @trekker105 10 месяцев назад +54

      @@TheKeule33 bruh.

    • @maildump4395
      @maildump4395 9 месяцев назад +5

      @@TheKeule33you must’ve not gone outside or paid attention at all during thst time

    • @HentsSauce
      @HentsSauce 9 месяцев назад +25

      @@TheKeule33 China gave the world a biological gift.

    • @CameronHarvey0727
      @CameronHarvey0727 7 месяцев назад +2

      world war three

  • @redcamaro9401
    @redcamaro9401 Год назад +1658

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

    • @ratagris21
      @ratagris21 Год назад +75

      They provide peanuts 🥜 on their flights

    • @mrfuturepaul
      @mrfuturepaul Год назад +18

      Isn't it "Cham Wings" or am I mistaken?

    • @jdubhub68
      @jdubhub68 Год назад +18

      Why would anyone listen to the opinion of a "scarlet Chevrolet automobile"?

    • @redcamaro9401
      @redcamaro9401 Год назад +29

      @@jdubhub68 not sure. No opinion was given on previous comment.

    • @amir-ng6jv
      @amir-ng6jv Год назад +52

      Sham or Levant is the historical name for Syria.

  • @iexist3919
    @iexist3919 Год назад +3743

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

    • @rockodilefundee5912
      @rockodilefundee5912 Год назад +37

      YES

    • @captaincapitalis1205
      @captaincapitalis1205 Год назад +248

      Do we have accurate information about what happened yet? The fog of war still seems pretty thick

    • @connormessina150
      @connormessina150 Год назад +5

      This!

    • @marekmacik5910
      @marekmacik5910 Год назад +155

      @@captaincapitalis1205 mostly yes, we do. It was pretty well documented as the conflict is attractive to both western and russian media. Although russian media should be taken with grain of salt as their news is as accurate as stormtroopers in star wars...

    • @justinblin
      @justinblin Год назад

      @@marekmacik5910 I think it may be better to wait until after the war in order to 100% make sure the facts are known.

  • @the215sean
    @the215sean Год назад +46

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

    • @AksaiShira
      @AksaiShira Месяц назад +1

      I remember 13 hours

  • @perrinayebarra
    @perrinayebarra Год назад +32

    I remember when this happened and the media was claiming Trump had just started WW3 lol.

    • @Unknown_Iranian_Soldier1
      @Unknown_Iranian_Soldier1 6 месяцев назад

      Yes He Started
      For Answer Iran Destroyed Largest American Base but Trump afraid of big war and Didn't answer

    • @Cameroonian
      @Cameroonian 3 дня назад

      Trump 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @creativehorse7907
    @creativehorse7907 Год назад +1673

    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

    • @KhaiOpirusIV
      @KhaiOpirusIV Год назад +1

      Blame it to the United Satans master elites because they created shits over in the Middle East.

    • @mtmadigan82
      @mtmadigan82 Год назад +41

      A handful worldwide since 2000? Yeah shlts getting crazy.

    • @Peas_and_Carrots
      @Peas_and_Carrots Год назад +10

      Yeah, there are so many these days. That's why I don't fly - it's too dangerous. Even domestic travel is risky.

    • @rashnuofthegoldenscales4512
      @rashnuofthegoldenscales4512 Год назад

      That blood is on the USA for having declared war on Iran through the cowardly assassination of an invited official. That blood is on the USA.

    • @elijah_9392
      @elijah_9392 Год назад +294

      @@Peas_and_Carrots
      The statistics strongly disagree with you.

  • @Vibakari
    @Vibakari Год назад +54

    “I thought u said they were unarmed”
    “Well they are now”

  • @specterusarmy3983
    @specterusarmy3983 9 месяцев назад +29

    I was out in Kuwait when the attack occurred. My unit had a squad of soldiers in one of the camps the Iranians hit and the bulk of my unit moved the 82nd Airborne into Camp Buerhing in case Iran continued attacks.

  • @user-ml4pt7jq3j
    @user-ml4pt7jq3j 10 месяцев назад +6

    Another informative report. Keep up the good work.. I remember when this happened, it feels like 5 years ago..

  • @ahisjkh07
    @ahisjkh07 Год назад +1369

    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

    • @deantait8326
      @deantait8326 Год назад +27

      Happened on the road into the Air Port and was isolated to a few hundred square meters. The Drone strike that is.

    • @jonlamontagne
      @jonlamontagne Год назад +10

      ​@@deantait8326yeah he said that

    • @nickford17
      @nickford17 Год назад +2

      Jan 3rd

    • @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261
      @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 Год назад +13

      How come the house shook? I thought they used Hellfire R9X for this mission, and they have no explosive charge.

    • @ahisjkh07
      @ahisjkh07 Год назад +30

      @@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 wasnt too strong, somehow my cousin who lived in a diff area not too far away named mansoor said they also felt it, since it was 3 years ago im not 100% sure abt the memory so take it with a grain of salt

  • @TheOperationsRoom
    @TheOperationsRoom  Год назад +242

    Standby for a SPICY comments section 😆

    • @dudududu1926
      @dudududu1926 Год назад +15

      Get your hazmat suit ready. It's gonna be a shit show.

    • @marcolian
      @marcolian Год назад +11

      We're a whopping 40 minutes post-upload and the peanut gallery is behaving...so far.

    • @rob9726
      @rob9726 Год назад +1

      C'mon man, you can't bring this up only 2 years after the fact and then blame people on both sides for getting angry about it.

    • @avlaus2629
      @avlaus2629 Год назад

      I've seen worst.

    • @moralfuxery
      @moralfuxery Год назад

      @drewsmith8829 takes the crown on this one. 🏌️‍♂️

  • @theupsidedownworld99
    @theupsidedownworld99 Год назад +121

    That's an intriguing suggestion! Exploring lesser-known battles like the Battle of Hostomel Airport would provide valuable insights into the complexity of historical events. It's essential to shed light on these stories to gain a comprehensive understanding of the past. Looking forward to learning more about it! 🎥📚🔍

    • @yanskee
      @yanskee Год назад +10

      I wouldn't exactly classify the battle of Hostomel Airport as lesser-known tbh

    • @monkey_gamer_001
      @monkey_gamer_001 5 месяцев назад

      i would also love to see as summary of the Battle of Hostomel

  • @topspot4834
    @topspot4834 5 месяцев назад +2

    First time checking out the channel. Great content!

  • @FixedWing82
    @FixedWing82 Год назад +202

    2020 feels like 15 years ago

    • @embeddor3023
      @embeddor3023 Год назад +20

      more like yesterday for me

    • @Staticsilence535
      @Staticsilence535 Год назад +5

      Covid really slowed things down a bit imo

    • @real100talk5
      @real100talk5 Год назад

      Depends on your age. As you get older time seems faster. It feels like a year ago to me.

    • @Taima
      @Taima Год назад +1

      @@real100talk5 Yeah time feels faster as you age and at 31 it's noticeably different from a decade ago, but still feels like a lot more than 3 years since 2020.

  • @logicplague2077
    @logicplague2077 Год назад +147

    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..

  • @tanicwhisper0647
    @tanicwhisper0647 Год назад +1

    Dude that add in the beginning sold me quick.

  • @user-cj2wz8sb1l
    @user-cj2wz8sb1l 6 месяцев назад +16

    the essence of fuck around and find out

    • @myopicthunder
      @myopicthunder 4 месяца назад

      defeat ISIS and get their airforce

  • @MikhailTabigay
    @MikhailTabigay Год назад +638

    A real blast from the past from 2020!!!

    • @BringTheRains
      @BringTheRains Год назад +22

      I see what you did there.

    • @ratagris21
      @ratagris21 Год назад +14

      The big hit 🎯🎱

    • @Jetwinner02
      @Jetwinner02 Год назад +4

      Literally

    • @xerxes-the-great4227
      @xerxes-the-great4227 Год назад

      The real blast was Rain Missiles on Al Assad Base 😊

    • @sussybakagaming2613
      @sussybakagaming2613 Год назад +2

      @@xerxes-the-great4227, Shitamani got shredded to bits :D people say he's "scatter-brained" sometimes :)

  • @glennheth3472
    @glennheth3472 Год назад +1432

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

    • @johnmat4678
      @johnmat4678 Год назад +28

      What were they doing in iran?

    • @POTATOEH81
      @POTATOEH81 Год назад +418

      ​@@johnmat4678
      82 were Iranians leaving the country for whatever reason
      63 were Canadians, many of them being Iranian-Canadians who were returning home after visiting family for the holidays
      11 Ukrainian Crew
      10 Swedes, who were also Expat Iranians
      8 Afghan Nationals who were taking a transfer flight in Kyiv
      3 UK citizens

    • @denysmazhar5990
      @denysmazhar5990 Год назад

      Iran accepted that they killed all this people. But never even payed compensation to families of ukrainian crew. And now they're selling weapon to russia so they can tatget civillian infrastructure in Ukraine

    • @floriangeyer3454
      @floriangeyer3454 Год назад

      travelling shitholes and terror nests IS dangerous!

    • @grinningchicken
      @grinningchicken Год назад

      Trump threatened to attack civilian targets then the US spoofed a cruise missile to the Irani radar systems
      The US spies on the ground cleared the airline to fly even the the IRGC ordered all flights grounded
      When the IRGC got the incoming alert and thought all domestic flights were out of the way they fired on what they thought was a cruise missile carrying out Trumps threat

  • @nigerianprince2620
    @nigerianprince2620 3 месяца назад +97

    You missed out one of the coolest details about this. The hellfire missile used didn't contain any explosives. It had a set of blades that spin really fast and cut through the car limiting civilian casualties

    • @ninjavlad9721
      @ninjavlad9721 2 месяца назад +15

      These were not AGM-114R9X the vehicles exploded look at aftermath photos

    • @nigerianprince2620
      @nigerianprince2620 Месяц назад

      @@ninjavlad9721 You are right i am spreading disinformation

    • @user-ws3hx2qn1f
      @user-ws3hx2qn1f Месяц назад +5

      They were definitely high explosive hellfire missiles...the cars were absolutely blown to bits.

    • @fonesrphunny7242
      @fonesrphunny7242 Месяц назад +1

      The Hellfire is gyro stabilised and doesn't spin.
      Spinning would make no sense anyways.

    • @nigerianprince2620
      @nigerianprince2620 Месяц назад

      @@fonesrphunny7242 Well there is one that has a ring of blades on it that doesn't explode and just uses its kinetic energy and these massive blades to make a human smoothie. ruclips.net/video/WjQCnsmqYKI/видео.html

  • @shadowhunter388
    @shadowhunter388 10 месяцев назад +48

    You forgot to highlight the interesting part. The missiles (R9X) used on Soleimani's "convoy" were purely Kinetic and not conventional explosive.
    Basically as the modified missiles were fired, just before impact, 6 blades pop out and kinetically shred the vehicle.

    • @zechsblack5891
      @zechsblack5891 9 месяцев назад

      Ahhh see now I remember this happening.

    • @bediaabdulfetah5793
      @bediaabdulfetah5793 9 месяцев назад +1

      Imperialism with woke characteristics

    • @markiobook8639
      @markiobook8639 8 месяцев назад

      Shredding anything is a kinetic act therefore you are using redundant word salad copy pasted to imply some claim to knowledge.
      Do you kinetically slam a door or just slam a door?

    • @user-ws3hx2qn1f
      @user-ws3hx2qn1f Месяц назад

      They were high explosive hellfire missiles that hit them...Have you not seen the aftermath?? The cars were blown to bits and what was left was on fire.

  • @PinguiniAlfredo
    @PinguiniAlfredo Год назад +631

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

    • @Iliya117
      @Iliya117 Год назад

      You mean an execution

    • @foreverpinkf.7603
      @foreverpinkf.7603 Год назад +41

      First of all, it was an act of terrorism.

    • @ieuanjones7615
      @ieuanjones7615 Год назад

      @@foreverpinkf.7603 As are all other attacks the man was responsible for on US servicemen. Tit for tat

    • @StressBall5
      @StressBall5 Год назад +195

      @@foreverpinkf.7603 a precision strike againts a valid enemy target is never an act in defience with any international convention. To believe otherwise is absolutely absurd

    • @PinguiniAlfredo
      @PinguiniAlfredo Год назад +168

      @@foreverpinkf.7603 I think you're confused. Terrorism is not based. This was based. Hope this helps.

  • @stephensands3485
    @stephensands3485 Год назад +103

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

  • @rexpayne7836
    @rexpayne7836 8 месяцев назад +5

    Excellent content and presentation. You should be proud. 😊

  • @DerrickJenkins-ut1jr
    @DerrickJenkins-ut1jr 6 месяцев назад +3

    The illustration of this video is awesome👍

  • @stevenmorrison9832
    @stevenmorrison9832 Год назад +480

    A small detail i remember from the time was how they didn't use an explosive warhead, in the aim of reducing risk of collateral damage. Instead, it was a hellfire missile modified to deploy several "blade"-like armatures moments before impact, turning everything it came into contact with into mince but reducing collateral risk to practically zero

    • @V-V1875-h
      @V-V1875-h Год назад +24

      yep, nice catch of that detail

    • @domeyeahaight
      @domeyeahaight Год назад +4

      Yep. Ukraine is using these now.

    • @integraxnine745
      @integraxnine745 Год назад +42

      I don't think they used non-explosive warheads. Judging by the aftermath videos and pictures, i can assure you that the bodies burned so bad to a point they needed DNA test to know which body part belongs to who.

    • @V-V1875-h
      @V-V1875-h Год назад +102

      @@integraxnine745 most online sources say the R9X hellfire was used, others do not specify, consider the car is full of fuel and the kinetic energy from such a missile and the fuel that may have been left in the missiles itself caused that much damage.
      also he was identified by the ring on his severed hand

    • @GlobalizationGuide
      @GlobalizationGuide Год назад +114

      You're confusing that with the elimination of al-Zawahiri.

  • @eetenn
    @eetenn Год назад +159

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

  • @stevindouglas9064
    @stevindouglas9064 Год назад

    amazing graphic explanation and very easy to understand

  • @Spiritus.
    @Spiritus. 26 дней назад +5

    smoking that soleimani pack

  • @bigbadword
    @bigbadword Год назад +158

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

    • @shgalagalaa
      @shgalagalaa Год назад +2

      Just read about it rather than getting your info from youtube ?

    • @a.hassanhale3326
      @a.hassanhale3326 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@shgalagalaahow can you get to read about it?

  • @Orphican
    @Orphican Год назад +288

    Thank you for not trying to describe Soleimani as an "austere scholar" like most of the media did.

    • @curtisthomas2670
      @curtisthomas2670 Год назад +30

      No media did that. It was an lSlS leader and one paper 😆😃😄

    • @far_centrist
      @far_centrist Год назад

      Very interesting how they are painting him as "pure evil", just like every enemy of the US. No one really talks about how this guy is actually in talks with the saudis on a peace plan.
      Ever wonder why chinese mediation of the two nations seems to happen out of the blue? Because no one wants to get droned if the negotiation is public.

    • @rennscott5808
      @rennscott5808 Год назад +65

      ​@Curtis Thomas that "one paper" was the washington post and it was repeated a few tes before they changed the headline

    • @danruegamer4531
      @danruegamer4531 Год назад +13

      @@rennscott5808 Wasn't it in the editorial column and not the main paper? There's a huge difference between the two. But I could be mistaken.

    • @mbryson2899
      @mbryson2899 Год назад +3

      Why does that offend you?

  • @MrLemonbaby
    @MrLemonbaby 11 месяцев назад

    Another informative report. Keep up the good work.

  • @rollotomassi6374
    @rollotomassi6374 Год назад +1

    Nice shootin, Tex!

  • @cynfaelalek-walker7003
    @cynfaelalek-walker7003 Год назад +53

    "Afraid of Controversy? What controversy!"
    -The Operations Room

  • @SitInTheShayd
    @SitInTheShayd Год назад +521

    I think you should cover Operation Medusa from the Afghanistan war, involves some real heroism and was a conventional attack by Canadian Forces against the Taliban in Khandahar

    • @ike637
      @ike637 Год назад +9

      The canadians like everyone else ran like frightening children in the end.

    • @beepboop204
      @beepboop204 Год назад +18

      @@ike637 always sucks when you have to run like frightening children! how hard is it not not be frightening???????????????

    • @Boomkokogamez
      @Boomkokogamez Год назад +77

      @@ike637 Say that to the Taliban that had to hide in the caves for 20 years lol

    • @ike637
      @ike637 Год назад +8

      @@Boomkokogamez ehh !! Who's in control there now ? Remind me .

    • @firebird4491
      @firebird4491 Год назад +33

      @@ike637 You think the taliban would stand a chance in a conventional war like Ukraine?

  • @rinsedpie
    @rinsedpie 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great animation, thank you

  • @allghilliedup21
    @allghilliedup21 Год назад +8

    I remember the airliner being shot down; several of my neighbours' relatives were on that plane.

  • @Coinz8
    @Coinz8 Год назад +96

    I believe Soleimani had a blast.

    • @alonraigorodetsky1803
      @alonraigorodetsky1803 Год назад +6

      Twice

    • @OregonOutdoorsChris
      @OregonOutdoorsChris Год назад

      I thought this was the one where the guy fell to pieces (flying ginsu)

    • @ottovonbismarck7715
      @ottovonbismarck7715 Год назад +2

      Just like the twin towers

    • @Coinz8
      @Coinz8 Год назад

      @@ottovonbismarck7715 And for the twin towers bin ladens head had popped when he was found lol!

    • @Coinz8
      @Coinz8 Год назад +1

      @@ottovonbismarck7715 It was nice of you to invite the Russians to party in Berlin. I heard it was a rage. Heard Hitlers head blew from the excitement.

  • @rustyshackleford1964
    @rustyshackleford1964 Год назад +347

    Who remembers the articles that praised him as a religious scholar 😂😂

    • @xiphoid2011
      @xiphoid2011 Год назад +169

      You could say that he was a scholar of jihad. So the US provided him with a full-ride scholarship to study the effects of hellfire.

    • @JimCar71
      @JimCar71 Год назад

      The US media are 🤡

    • @007kingifrit
      @007kingifrit Год назад +79

      i think that was al baghdadi the washington post refered to him as an "austere scholar"

    • @SamBrickell
      @SamBrickell Год назад +1

      @@007kingifrit A wapo, for when your toilet paper seems a little too nice to wipe you a s s with.

    • @teru797
      @teru797 Год назад +5

      He was

  • @landonpotts6815
    @landonpotts6815 Год назад

    Great job on this video.

  • @1Stevencat
    @1Stevencat Год назад +3

    Great work!!!

  • @glitchy_weasel
    @glitchy_weasel Год назад +269

    Great video, would love to see more breakdowns of recent conflicts. I suppose it's hard to find factual, neutral information because of their recency, but it's still worth try!

    • @Jay-jb2vr
      @Jay-jb2vr Год назад +1

      You have Simon Whistler for that

    • @deusvult6920
      @deusvult6920 Год назад

      You don't honestly believe the US doesn't lie do you?

    • @DogeickBateman
      @DogeickBateman 11 месяцев назад +7

      @@deusvult6920 You don't honestly believe Russia doesn't lie do you?

    • @david-468
      @david-468 10 месяцев назад

      @@DogeickBatemandamn, nice deflection stay being a sheep

    • @david-468
      @david-468 10 месяцев назад +1

      The only reason we know about this is because trump didn’t cover it up like other presidents

  • @ethanmagdaleno5332
    @ethanmagdaleno5332 Год назад +26

    Dude got obliterated then turned into a Modern Warefare 2 level

  • @davidgrey4487
    @davidgrey4487 8 месяцев назад

    Once again a brilliant video

  • @pplett8238
    @pplett8238 8 месяцев назад

    The animation with the story was amazing

  • @DriedConcher
    @DriedConcher Год назад +794

    I was in Iraq when this went down. I had only gotten there two weeks before the drone strike. Our intel knew he was coming into Iraq to help command attacks against US personal so we were quite happy to hear about his demise. I was at a different base north of Baghdad that was on the list to get hit but the rumor is that we were too close to civilian areas that they didn’t want to risk civilian deaths and piss off the the Iraqis. Although we got plenty of in direct attacks just two months later that did kill a couple of Americans a British soldier. We were told we were gonna have a easy, uneventful deployment, the unit we replaced had maybe one motor attack their entire 9 month deployment. Then we get there and within weeks shit went down hill, from all I mentioned and to include a high probability of a full on assault on our base by a local militia group supported by Iran that we had to somehow repel with a few gun trucks and a aviation unit. (Mechanics, pilots, and other unit personnel.) we were told to hold them off until the 82 unit that was on base got there(a 30 min wait). All the other nations that were there left just leaving the US and some Spain guys. Luckily from what I understand some politics changed in the Iraq government and the commander of that militia group ( who was also a commander somewhere in the Iraq military) was told not to attack us. We kept getting attacked with in-direct fire until the day we close the base up. To include the night before I left. Ended up only spending 7 months in Iraq with the rest of my deployment being in Kuwait, which ended up being extended by only a month due to the unit replacing us was delayed by the Covid. Oh yeah, during all of this Covid was happening. Not a easy, relaxing deployment as we were told. Really weird and cool to see something I was involved in get covered by this channel. Thanks for the video! It sometimes feels like this event and everything afterwards just got buried by the Covid news.

    • @101jir
      @101jir Год назад +2

      I am a bit unsure whether the nations that "left" was meant to be interpreted tactically or politically?

    • @DriedConcher
      @DriedConcher Год назад +57

      @@101jir it was more of “Them not wanting to be involved in the upcoming battle” type of thing.

    • @redstwok1123
      @redstwok1123 Год назад

      Spare us the propaganda. Why would he come all the way to Bagdad to orchestrate a tactical attack? He was there to broker peace between rival Islamic factions in person, and the pentagon had to kill him. Ok, so now Iran will just develop nukes unchecked. Idiots and liars! Where are the WMDs?

    • @travelinman70
      @travelinman70 Год назад +26

      see what a president does when he doesn't care about service members or their family....places them in harms way for his headlines.

    • @101jir
      @101jir Год назад +92

      @@travelinman70 See how political dogma can get a person to miss the point entirely.

  • @harleymcnew2450
    @harleymcnew2450 Год назад +14

    I was at the US Embassy in Baghdad when Hezbollah came knocking on New Years Eve. I don't think "vandalized the reception area" really does it justice.

    • @Twinjeremy
      @Twinjeremy Год назад

      Yea narrator is an idiot

  • @nic_4849
    @nic_4849 7 месяцев назад

    Cool channel to take international studies to the next level via visualization. Thanks

  • @13thravenpurple94
    @13thravenpurple94 Год назад

    Great video THank you

  • @AvenEngineer
    @AvenEngineer Год назад +74

    'Are those Reaper drones?' 'Why, Yes! America's finest unmanned killing machine' 'Should I be worried' 'Of course not! 😉'

    • @marcolian
      @marcolian Год назад +10

      "Are those Reaper drones?" "Why yes they are!" "What do they actually Reap?" "Souls..."

    • @mikester1290
      @mikester1290 Год назад +8

      @@marcolian In this case: Salami, it could be argued, did not have a soul.

    • @marcolian
      @marcolian Год назад +8

      @@mikester1290 Very well said. Imagine the disappointment of the Reapers.

    • @MelodusDethicus
      @MelodusDethicus Год назад

      "Is that a rain coat?"
      "Yes, it is!"

  • @equalopportunityoffender1816
    @equalopportunityoffender1816 Год назад +124

    Cool to see very recent events on here. The Hostomel Airport battle in Ukraine, Moskva sinking, and Fall of Kabul would all be cool topics for this channel.

    • @PvtParts14
      @PvtParts14 Год назад +2

      I'd also like to see stuff on the Ukrainian steel mill/nuclear reactors.

    • @spirz4557
      @spirz4557 Год назад +7

      @@PvtParts14 We're gonna need to wait a bit, until the fog of war has fully lifted.

    • @unholyknight786
      @unholyknight786 Год назад +5

      and fall of Mariupol with coloumns of Azov POVs. It will be a really interesting video!

    • @DefinitelyNotEmma
      @DefinitelyNotEmma Год назад

      The siege of Mariupol would also be interesting, Tu-22M3s brought the heat.

    • @markiobook8639
      @markiobook8639 8 месяцев назад

      Moskva hasn't been refloated and Ukrainian MP admits Ukrainians taken less than 1% territory lost in all its much vaunted Counter Attack. And Tor 2M shoots down Storm Shadow & JDams. The opera is not yet over.

  • @JG54206
    @JG54206 Год назад +11

    When this happened it told me everything I needed to know about our president at the time. He wasn’t kidding or posturing. When he said he would do it… he would.

    • @onerimeuse
      @onerimeuse Год назад +3

      He also drew lines on maps provided by scientists because his ego didn't let him be wrong, but yeah, he did some OK stuff too. But then he completely undermined our democratic process and damaged the country in ways we'll be feeling the ripples of for a decade, thus completely removing any of the good he may have done.

    • @JG54206
      @JG54206 Год назад

      @@onerimeuse You can have your opinion. I think your opinion means absolutely nothing. In fact I think it’s pretty dumb. I’m not trying to convince you of anything…. I don’t need to hear your $.02. When Trump was president gas was less than $2 per gallon, business of all kind was doing well, and the US made clear what it’s position was on the world stage. That’s a lot more than I can say for the current administration. Your political opinion literally means less than shit to me and everyone else on the internet.

    • @Jake-rs9nq
      @Jake-rs9nq Год назад

      @@JG54206 Why are you so triggered? Also, the president doesn't control the world's oil market, lmfao.

    • @JG54206
      @JG54206 Год назад

      @@Jake-rs9nq Saying the president of the US doesn’t control the world’s oil market is probably the dumbest thing you’ve ever said. I’m not the one who responded to a comment with absolutely no political undertone whatsoever and chose to make it a political discussion on the internet. I said that when he said he would do something, he was serious. I think that remains true and honestly I think it’s why he had and still has the amount of support that he did/does.

    • @onerimeuse
      @onerimeuse Год назад

      @@JG54206 oh? So bitch slapping Russia back to the sixties doesn't send a clear message to the world stage? I mean, sure than felating Putin and praising dictators. But hey, it's true, and you're right. Your opinion means nothing to me either. I'm a centrist personally, I can see good in all presidents. But not a single president has damaged our way of living g more than Trump did on his way out the door in the last hundred years... So, I guess enjoy the wrong side of history. It's cool. You and your people have made it abundantly clear that objective reasoning and critical thinking aren't your strong points. 😂😘

  • @JohnSmith-st5ud
    @JohnSmith-st5ud Год назад

    Well, found my new favorite channel.

  • @mcd22630
    @mcd22630 Год назад +22

    Another in a long line of informative and well done videos. Thank you.

  • @Garshock1
    @Garshock1 Год назад +62

    Fantastic video as always! Would love to see a video on the battle of Hostomel one day!

  • @wootle
    @wootle Год назад +93

    The satellite style visualisations are riveting. The plane landing, the cats going out to meet it. Really well done. This is the new face of warfare. Call of Duty in real life. People with joysticks and controllers half a world away able to snuff people out with Hellfires.

    • @JohnySilver7
      @JohnySilver7 Год назад +7

      Most often than not they snuff wedding parties and innocent civilians

    • @LesterCrest.I
      @LesterCrest.I Год назад +1

      Why hasn’t he done The war On terror yet?
      I’d love to see a operation enduring freedom episode from the Op Room.🔥🔥🔥

    • @benmmbk765
      @benmmbk765 Год назад +3

      ​@@JohnySilver7
      And YOU just can't see the number of innocent civilians killed by the terrorists.??
      What about the passengers of the Ukranian flight?
      Were they NOT civilians??
      Don't play opposum.

    • @JohnySilver7
      @JohnySilver7 Год назад +1

      @@benmmbk765 whataboutism

    • @neshirst-ashuach1881
      @neshirst-ashuach1881 Год назад +2

      "Most often than not they snuff wedding parties and innocent civilians"
      The above definately isn't true, whilst civilians have certainly died in drone strikes, claiming they're the majority seems absurd.
      Also, I'd love to see a comparison of civilian deaths from drones vs manned alternatives in simmilar circumstances.
      It would be interesting to see if the belief that drones cause more civilian deaths is true at all.

  • @REZOVV
    @REZOVV Год назад +5

    what a beautiful day

  • @badnewshughes6360
    @badnewshughes6360 Год назад +133

    Love the modern conflict video. You should do one about the US airstrike of Syria due to a sarin gas attack

    • @stewartj3407
      @stewartj3407 Год назад +3

      I think that was cruise missiles wasn’t it?

    • @SMGJohn
      @SMGJohn Год назад

      US bombed Syria with Sarin? Jesus Christ, these devils really are on a mission to commit genocide against human species.

  • @ExiaMesa
    @ExiaMesa Год назад +30

    Damn I guess his security detail really blew it

    • @sanfayyaad
      @sanfayyaad Год назад +2

      I mean, theres not much you can do against a drone.

    • @BlueZirnitra
      @BlueZirnitra Год назад +5

      ​@@sanfayyaad The drones wouldn't be there if his trip wasnt already compromised.

  • @y0k0b0ng0
    @y0k0b0ng0 Год назад +1

    Your graphics have come a long way.

  • @Meowser186
    @Meowser186 6 месяцев назад +4

    Amazing coordination by the US to take the Iranian!

  • @epicmansteingaming452
    @epicmansteingaming452 Год назад +5

    Another hit video by the operations room! I’m going to have a blast watching!

  • @MrJesse1472
    @MrJesse1472 Год назад +19

    I was in the region when this happened. That was a crazy few weeks after that event.

    • @nathanwailes
      @nathanwailes Год назад +2

      What was crazy about them?

    • @mohammadshabih5293
      @mohammadshabih5293 Год назад

      My sister and mother were in Iran at the time. They said the mass protests and gatherings... And general anti-american sentiment in the air was amazing to see.

  • @Hopefulgoingforward
    @Hopefulgoingforward Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @bradgray5997
    @bradgray5997 Месяц назад +1

    I heard it wasn’t hell fire missiles. It was the ninja bomb with the blades that hit solemanis car so no collateral damage. Right through the roof

  • @hillbilly4895
    @hillbilly4895 Год назад +212

    Proving once again travelling by air is way safer than driving. (thanks TOR, really good content, as usual)

    • @chopsuey--
      @chopsuey-- Год назад +63

      Tell that to those Ukranians shot down by SAMs.

    • @MOCOHO-JONNY
      @MOCOHO-JONNY Год назад +13

      There were over 100 people on that airplane………

    • @mochalo4912
      @mochalo4912 Год назад +35

      dude .. complete watching the video before commenting

    • @loganamurray64
      @loganamurray64 Год назад +1

      If a missile can hit a car, it can most certainly smash into an airplane

    • @egg-iu3fe
      @egg-iu3fe Год назад +2

      umm....did you watch the video?

  • @fargo007
    @fargo007 Год назад +8

    He died doing what he loved. LOL

    • @timf2279
      @timf2279 Год назад +2

      It was the will of Allah.

    • @CaseyCollier
      @CaseyCollier Год назад

      He died doing what he ordered other people to do.

  • @TheElnots
    @TheElnots Год назад +1

    So I got one of these Goatguns after watching your video and only today received one and apparently only a select few models actually cycle the rounds like the one in your video. I got an M16 and the bullets just sit there.

  • @meatbyproducts
    @meatbyproducts Год назад

    That was a crazy place to be during all that. I remember it well.

  • @issintf925
    @issintf925 Год назад +153

    Ah yes, the time Trump airstriked Dr. Breen from half life

    • @randomuser5443
      @randomuser5443 Год назад +22

      So thats why half life 3 hasnt come out

    • @stc3145
      @stc3145 Год назад +35

      The way Trump pronounced his name as «Salami» was quite funny

    • @radicalxg8282
      @radicalxg8282 Год назад +2

      @@stc3145 lmao

    • @Skorpychan
      @Skorpychan Год назад

      Someone needs to. Traitorous bastard engineered the crisis so he could save the day by selling us out to the Combine.

    • @aznluvr7
      @aznluvr7 Год назад

      @@stc3145 Yo-sem-ite!

  • @saturnv2419
    @saturnv2419 Год назад +95

    Worth pointing out, the missiles that killed Soleimani were not just common hellfires, they were known as "Ninja hellfire" because they carried literal long blades that extends before impact. This way it reduce collateral damage and ensure the target will be killed. Soleimani is literally being chopped into pieces by the 2 missiles.

    • @devo1977s
      @devo1977s Год назад +18

      Nothing is more American then using a missile with a touch of ww2 spoils courtesy of Japan 😂

    • @nos4me
      @nos4me Год назад +19

      They weren’t ninja hellfires they were normal ones. Look at the photos of the wreckage, they are completely destroyed from the inside out and on fire. Definitely killed by an explosion

    • @stonegrind
      @stonegrind Год назад +28

      Wrong. They were normal Hellfires. You're thinking of the recent assassination of the AQ leader in Kabul

    • @gdrommel
      @gdrommel Год назад +1

      Good

    • @Roscoe.P.Coldchain
      @Roscoe.P.Coldchain Год назад +2

      Yes the N9 hellfire shredder missile, incinerated the body’s at over 1000 degrees ..Boom

  • @kimchi2780
    @kimchi2780 Год назад +3

    I love how when this happened the media made a big deal about us killing a terrorist but didn't talk too much about the Iranians blowing up a jet airliner.

  • @MartIn-ik1ic
    @MartIn-ik1ic Год назад +1

    I was working in Baghdad when this happened and remember hearing the strike

  • @wrongway1100
    @wrongway1100 Год назад +53

    I remember when people were freaking out over it. Claiming that "he started a war." Nevermind that we were already shooting at each other long before the strike. And that the counter strikes were nothing new and it didn't change anything.

    • @sultanofsick
      @sultanofsick Год назад +2

      And now those same people want us to nuke Russia....

    • @visassess8607
      @visassess8607 Год назад +24

      Every time something like this happens people freak out about World War 3 starting

    • @shawnfoogle920
      @shawnfoogle920 Год назад

      ypu the left cried WW3 soon for awhile. now like that guy said they are willing to nuke russia lol all over ukraine what a joke

    • @linusmlgtips2123
      @linusmlgtips2123 Год назад

      Every strike like this risks escalation to war. Just because it didn't happen this time doesn't mean it won't happen the next.

    • @bccbaron12
      @bccbaron12 Год назад

      We were already shooting at each other and this was nothing new?

  • @afalk1024
    @afalk1024 Год назад +18

    This kicked off 2020 nicely! 🎉🎉 🎉

  • @shashidharshettar3846
    @shashidharshettar3846 7 месяцев назад

    Nice summary

  • @Chris-mx4jb
    @Chris-mx4jb Год назад +1

    i thought this was the guy that got hit with that missle that slices you up like an apple

  • @robomaster20
    @robomaster20 Год назад +121

    I had literally arrived in the Middle East 10 days before this happened, I remember the base being on high alert for a month, couldn't go a 1000 feet before having to show my ID again. And hearing sirens go off and seeing patriot missle batteries swing around had me convinced I was dead, granted it was just a drill I didn't know about

    • @ElonMuckX
      @ElonMuckX Год назад +7

      Welcome To A Warzone!

    • @garretth8224
      @garretth8224 Год назад

      You are one of those idiots.

    • @travelinman70
      @travelinman70 Год назад +4

      literally or actually? sounds like you were quite safe behind the security. no reason to miss lunch at the mess.

    • @eonthinker100yrago8
      @eonthinker100yrago8 Год назад

      @@ElonMuckX it won’t be long.we the people of Middle East will kick out all US influence. We will free our lands.multipolar world is here.

    • @rigorocks23
      @rigorocks23 Год назад

      I thought America didn’t have any nearby air defense near the base that was hit by Iran?

  • @Costin_Gaming
    @Costin_Gaming Год назад +32

    Great stuff as always, it would be good to have pictures of the people you're talking about in the video, would give us a clearer idea of who they are. Obviously we all know the major figures but not the minor ones.

  • @Ethan-yg4sb
    @Ethan-yg4sb 9 месяцев назад +1

    Just hangin around

  • @tommykaung5882
    @tommykaung5882 Год назад +2

    The event that welcomed the chaotic, depressing and memeable year of 2020.

  • @beardedbronson9615
    @beardedbronson9615 Год назад +25

    A video on the Achille Lauro Hijacking and subsequent military incident at Sigonella would be a good video.

  • @satellieroll4742
    @satellieroll4742 Год назад +6

    He literally had no intention or interest in the military, if it wasn’t for the Iraq-Iran war. Worked in a water treatment plant…then became a real life bond villain. His life’s story is a weird read.

  • @amirsafari7140
    @amirsafari7140 10 месяцев назад +5

    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 :))

    • @Soumik.Naskar
      @Soumik.Naskar 10 месяцев назад

      Wasn't there a huge rally to observe mourning for him? The one that resulted in a stampede?

    • @amirsafari7140
      @amirsafari7140 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@Soumik.Naskar yeah still alot of people are on the regime side, mostly dumb people

    • @SonOfNone
      @SonOfNone 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@amirsafari7140
      Same in America right now with Biden. There are always stupid people, and they are often the loudest.

    • @blackhat6345
      @blackhat6345 8 месяцев назад

      Wow. what a piece of crap you are. You call yourself Iranian? You are probably one of the naive gullible teenagers who wants to run around naked and have sex with every being that has an aperture in its body.
      It is not true that "most" iranians do that. You kids think real life is on instagram, and actually believe "like" and view counts and take that as some kind of demographic census or legitimate poll.
      You kids are being brainwashed by the Western Persian-speaking media, that are taking advantage of your young age and volatile hormones, and on top of all that, your naivety.
      It takes a great input of stupidity to actually hate Qassem Suleymani.
      Man, you make yourself sound as an illegitimate son of a whore.
      Look at your words, kid. Are you really proud of yourself?

  • @tommcclelland119
    @tommcclelland119 2 месяца назад +2

    He’s General salami now

  • @BramHeerebout
    @BramHeerebout Год назад +4

    Really glad you resolutely stopped with all the conmen products! These Goat Guns seem like a blast and your audience is probably the right target group. I wish all commercials were more carefully selected like yours!

  • @bluedog843
    @bluedog843 Год назад +37

    I remember hearing about this back then on independent news pages on Instagram. There were so many Iranians spamming “hard revenge” in those posts.

    • @marcofava
      @marcofava Год назад

      Well if a US general was killed while touring say Japan by an Air Stirke from China you can bet Americans would straight up request for war

    • @zachcarter7535
      @zachcarter7535 Год назад +6

      They don’t want the smoke 😂

    • @CrayonEater255
      @CrayonEater255 Год назад +5

      The hard revenge really missed the mark, literally

    • @madgavin7568
      @madgavin7568 Год назад +11

      @@CrayonEater255 The ironic thing is it was the Iranian government who ultimately lost face and the moral high ground in the subsequent aftermath.

    • @alexyoon-sungcucina7895
      @alexyoon-sungcucina7895 Год назад +3

      There were also a fair number of Iranian higher-ups quietly waving their support to the U.S. for taking him out. Clears the way for then or eliminates his pressure on them.

  • @jdraven0890
    @jdraven0890 Год назад +1

    Sham Wings Airlines - wow, there's a name you can trust!

  • @alaskeskimo
    @alaskeskimo 6 месяцев назад +4

    F around and find out. 😊

  • @just_some_internet_guy
    @just_some_internet_guy Год назад +8

    Excellent video as always!!

  • @Chenstrapftw
    @Chenstrapftw Год назад +40

    "...continues to influence the middle east to this day" extremely well timed video given what has happened in Syria over the last day or so.

    • @AaronSof
      @AaronSof Год назад +6

      What happened?

    • @Chenstrapftw
      @Chenstrapftw Год назад

      @@AaronSof US and Iranian forces have exchanged some blows over the past week or so in Syria

    • @stewartj3407
      @stewartj3407 Год назад +2

      @Dr Sof a little game of back and forth.

    • @boldCactuslad
      @boldCactuslad Год назад +5

      @@AaronSof same thing that happens every day

    • @spirz4557
      @spirz4557 Год назад

      @@AaronSof IRGC fucked around and found out.... again.

  • @BMBladeCzernHR
    @BMBladeCzernHR 10 месяцев назад +2

    I remember this incident or the misidentification of the plane as one of my friends older sisters friend and mother were on that plane when it was shot down. We had a picture of her on a desk by the library in remembrance. She was older then us by 3 years i believe since she was in Grade 12

    • @SonOfNone
      @SonOfNone 9 месяцев назад

      May she rest in peace. Truly awful.

  • @ndimu_galya
    @ndimu_galya 7 месяцев назад

    Nice animation 😊

  • @xcc9162
    @xcc9162 Год назад +8

    Do you guys think you could cover the battle of the Komandorski islands, it’s a pretty major engagement from a mostly forgotten theater.

  • @user-cx2bk6pm2f
    @user-cx2bk6pm2f Год назад +6

    Iran retaliated by shooting down one of there own civilian passenger jets. That will teach the Americans a lesson not soon forgotten.

  • @kencusick6311
    @kencusick6311 Год назад

    Slowly waves hand in the air, “Those aren’t the drones you’re looking for.”

  • @thatguyoverthere2288
    @thatguyoverthere2288 Год назад +3

    Rest in pieces...