The Qasem Soleimani Airstrike, 2020 - Animated

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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 ปีที่แล้ว +5692

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

    • @Aldnon
      @Aldnon ปีที่แล้ว +153

      Imagine the shame from being killed by glorified gamer.

    • @Ofthehunt
      @Ofthehunt ปีที่แล้ว +658

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

    • @DanielDos2
      @DanielDos2 ปีที่แล้ว +356

      guy was probably having some chips while at it too

    • @DroneStrike1776
      @DroneStrike1776 ปีที่แล้ว

      His gamer tag is NoScope42069

    • @VainerCactus0
      @VainerCactus0 ปีที่แล้ว +228

      Epic gamer moment.

  • @lightwalker222
    @lightwalker222 ปีที่แล้ว +5447

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

    • @venture2466
      @venture2466 ปีที่แล้ว +893

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

    • @rob9726
      @rob9726 ปีที่แล้ว +297

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

    • @YG-wn7rk
      @YG-wn7rk ปีที่แล้ว +159

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

    • @WeyounLP
      @WeyounLP ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @92miata
      @92miata ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 หลายเดือนก่อน +425

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

    • @mawas6801
      @mawas6801 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      lol

    • @tahko3956
      @tahko3956 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

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

    • @EasyPeasyLemonSqueezyXD
      @EasyPeasyLemonSqueezyXD 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@egatycasi not someone as sadistic as him

    • @asmodeus1274
      @asmodeus1274 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@egatycasi8 month old YT account just prattling about.

  • @trekker105
    @trekker105 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +237

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

    • @TheKeule33
      @TheKeule33 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      What else happened?

    • @trekker105
      @trekker105 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      @@TheKeule33 bruh.

    • @maildump4395
      @maildump4395 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

    • @HentsSauce
      @HentsSauce 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @@TheKeule33 China gave the world a biological gift.

    • @CameronHarvey0727
      @CameronHarvey0727 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      world war three

  • @iexist3919
    @iexist3919 ปีที่แล้ว +3731

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

    • @rockodilefundee5912
      @rockodilefundee5912 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      YES

    • @captaincapitalis1205
      @captaincapitalis1205 ปีที่แล้ว +246

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

    • @connormessina150
      @connormessina150 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This!

    • @marekmacik5910
      @marekmacik5910 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @redcamaro9401
    @redcamaro9401 ปีที่แล้ว +1628

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

    • @ratagris21
      @ratagris21 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      They provide peanuts 🥜 on their flights

    • @mrfuturepaul
      @mrfuturepaul ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @jdubhub68
      @jdubhub68 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @redcamaro9401
      @redcamaro9401 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

    • @amir-ng6jv
      @amir-ng6jv ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Sham or Levant is the historical name for Syria.

  • @the215sean
    @the215sean ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

    • @AksaiShira
      @AksaiShira หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I remember 13 hours

  • @user-ml4pt7jq3j
    @user-ml4pt7jq3j 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

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

  • @creativehorse7907
    @creativehorse7907 ปีที่แล้ว +1649

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @mtmadigan82
      @mtmadigan82 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      A handful worldwide since 2000? Yeah shlts getting crazy.

    • @Peas_and_Carrots
      @Peas_and_Carrots ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +287

      @@Peas_and_Carrots
      The statistics strongly disagree with you.

  • @thatguyholar4665
    @thatguyholar4665 ปีที่แล้ว +1364

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ​@@deantait8326yeah he said that

    • @nickford17
      @nickford17 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jan 3rd

    • @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261
      @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @thatguyholar4665
      @thatguyholar4665 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @specterusarmy3983
    @specterusarmy3983 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    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.

  • @perrinayebarra
    @perrinayebarra 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

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

    • @Unknown_Iranian_Soldier1
      @Unknown_Iranian_Soldier1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Vibakari
    @Vibakari ปีที่แล้ว +41

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

  • @logicplague2077
    @logicplague2077 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    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..

    • @sledgehammerk35
      @sledgehammerk35 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Uno reverse card

    • @SamBrickell
      @SamBrickell ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😄

    • @LOKSTED
      @LOKSTED ปีที่แล้ว +16

      “Take it with my manager. His namr is Donald Trump”

  • @tanicwhisper0647
    @tanicwhisper0647 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude that add in the beginning sold me quick.

  • @topspot4834
    @topspot4834 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    First time checking out the channel. Great content!

  • @FixedWing82
    @FixedWing82 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    2020 feels like 15 years ago

    • @embeddor3023
      @embeddor3023 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      more like yesterday for me

    • @Staticsilence535
      @Staticsilence535 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Covid really slowed things down a bit imo

    • @real100talk5
      @real100talk5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Taima
      @Taima ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @glennheth3472
    @glennheth3472 ปีที่แล้ว +1427

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

    • @johnmat4678
      @johnmat4678 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      What were they doing in iran?

    • @POTATOEH81
      @POTATOEH81 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

      travelling shitholes and terror nests IS dangerous!

    • @grinningchicken
      @grinningchicken ปีที่แล้ว

      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

  • @stevindouglas9064
    @stevindouglas9064 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing graphic explanation and very easy to understand

  • @DerrickJenkins-ut1jr
    @DerrickJenkins-ut1jr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The illustration of this video is awesome👍

  • @MikhailTabigay
    @MikhailTabigay ปีที่แล้ว +636

    A real blast from the past from 2020!!!

    • @BringTheRains
      @BringTheRains ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I see what you did there.

    • @ratagris21
      @ratagris21 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The big hit 🎯🎱

    • @Jetwinner02
      @Jetwinner02 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Literally

    • @xerxes-the-great4227
      @xerxes-the-great4227 ปีที่แล้ว

      The real blast was Rain Missiles on Al Assad Base 😊

    • @sussybakagaming2613
      @sussybakagaming2613 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @PinguiniAlfredo
    @PinguiniAlfredo ปีที่แล้ว +630

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

    • @Iliya117
      @Iliya117 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean an execution

    • @foreverpinkf.7603
      @foreverpinkf.7603 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      First of all, it was an act of terrorism.

    • @ieuanjones7615
      @ieuanjones7615 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @StressBall5
      @StressBall5 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว +168

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

  • @rexpayne7836
    @rexpayne7836 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Excellent content and presentation. You should be proud. 😊

  • @theupsidedownworld99
    @theupsidedownworld99 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @monkey_gamer_001
      @monkey_gamer_001 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @TheOperationsRoom
    @TheOperationsRoom  ปีที่แล้ว +235

    Standby for a SPICY comments section 😆

    • @dudududu1926
      @dudududu1926 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @marcolian
      @marcolian ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @rob9726
      @rob9726 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've seen worst.

    • @moralfuxery
      @moralfuxery ปีที่แล้ว

      @drewsmith8829 takes the crown on this one. 🏌️‍♂️

  • @stephensands3485
    @stephensands3485 ปีที่แล้ว +103

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

  • @MrLemonbaby
    @MrLemonbaby 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another informative report. Keep up the good work.

  • @Spiritus.
    @Spiritus. 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    smoking that soleimani pack

  • @eetenn
    @eetenn ปีที่แล้ว +159

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

  • @bigbadword
    @bigbadword ปีที่แล้ว +157

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

    • @shgalagalaa
      @shgalagalaa ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @a.hassanhale3326
      @a.hassanhale3326 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @nic_4849
    @nic_4849 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @rollotomassi6374
    @rollotomassi6374 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice shootin, Tex!

  • @cynfaelalek-walker7003
    @cynfaelalek-walker7003 ปีที่แล้ว +53

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

  • @glitchy_weasel
    @glitchy_weasel ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You have Simon Whistler for that

    • @deusvult6920
      @deusvult6920 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @DogeickBateman
      @DogeickBateman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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

    • @david-468
      @david-468 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DogeickBatemandamn, nice deflection stay being a sheep

    • @david-468
      @david-468 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @rinsedpie
    @rinsedpie 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great animation, thank you

  • @pplett8238
    @pplett8238 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The animation with the story was amazing

  • @Coinz8
    @Coinz8 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I believe Soleimani had a blast.

    • @alonraigorodetsky1803
      @alonraigorodetsky1803 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Twice

    • @OregonOutdoorsChris
      @OregonOutdoorsChris ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @ottovonbismarck7715
      @ottovonbismarck7715 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just like the twin towers

    • @Coinz8
      @Coinz8 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Coinz8
      @Coinz8 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @Orphican
    @Orphican ปีที่แล้ว +285

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

    • @curtisthomas2670
      @curtisthomas2670 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @far_centrist
      @far_centrist ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +65

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

    • @danruegamer4531
      @danruegamer4531 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why does that offend you?

  • @landonpotts6815
    @landonpotts6815 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job on this video.

  • @davidgrey4487
    @davidgrey4487 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Once again a brilliant video

  • @stevenmorrison9832
    @stevenmorrison9832 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      yep, nice catch of that detail

    • @domeyeahaight
      @domeyeahaight ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep. Ukraine is using these now.

    • @integraxnine745
      @integraxnine745 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว +114

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

  • @Garshock1
    @Garshock1 ปีที่แล้ว +62

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

  • @nigerianprince2620
    @nigerianprince2620 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

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

    • @nigerianprince2620
      @nigerianprince2620 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ninjavlad9721 You are right i am spreading disinformation

    • @user-ws3hx2qn1f
      @user-ws3hx2qn1f หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

    • @fonesrphunny7242
      @fonesrphunny7242 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

    • @nigerianprince2620
      @nigerianprince2620 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@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. th-cam.com/video/WjQCnsmqYKI/w-d-xo.html

  • @1Stevencat
    @1Stevencat ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great work!!!

  • @mcd22630
    @mcd22630 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @SitInTheShayd
    @SitInTheShayd ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @beepboop204
      @beepboop204 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @Boomkokogamez
      @Boomkokogamez ปีที่แล้ว +77

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

    • @ike637
      @ike637 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @firebird4491
      @firebird4491 ปีที่แล้ว +33

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

  • @JohnSmith-st5ud
    @JohnSmith-st5ud ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, found my new favorite channel.

  • @allghilliedup21
    @allghilliedup21 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @equalopportunityoffender1816
    @equalopportunityoffender1816 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @spirz4557
      @spirz4557 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @unholyknight786
      @unholyknight786 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @DefinitelyNotEmma
      @DefinitelyNotEmma 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @markiobook8639
      @markiobook8639 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @AvenEngineer
    @AvenEngineer ปีที่แล้ว +74

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

    • @marcolian
      @marcolian ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @mikester1290
      @mikester1290 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @marcolian
      @marcolian ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @MelodusDethicus
      @MelodusDethicus ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @shadowhunter388
    @shadowhunter388 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +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 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ahhh see now I remember this happening.

    • @bediaabdulfetah5793
      @bediaabdulfetah5793 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Imperialism with woke characteristics

    • @markiobook8639
      @markiobook8639 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @Hopefulgoingforward
    @Hopefulgoingforward ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @epicmansteingaming452
    @epicmansteingaming452 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @harleymcnew2450
    @harleymcnew2450 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea narrator is an idiot

  • @13thravenpurple94
    @13thravenpurple94 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video THank you

  • @user-cj2wz8sb1l
    @user-cj2wz8sb1l 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    the essence of fuck around and find out

    • @myopicthunder
      @myopicthunder 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      defeat ISIS and get their airforce

  • @rustyshackleford1964
    @rustyshackleford1964 ปีที่แล้ว +346

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

    • @xiphoid2011
      @xiphoid2011 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      The US media are 🤡

    • @007kingifrit
      @007kingifrit ปีที่แล้ว +79

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

    • @SamBrickell
      @SamBrickell ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @teru797
      @teru797 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He was

  • @MrJesse1472
    @MrJesse1472 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

    • @nathanwailes
      @nathanwailes ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What was crazy about them?

    • @mohammadshabih5293
      @mohammadshabih5293 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @y0k0b0ng0
    @y0k0b0ng0 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your graphics have come a long way.

  • @shashidharshettar3846
    @shashidharshettar3846 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice summary

  • @ethanmagdaleno5332
    @ethanmagdaleno5332 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Dude got obliterated then turned into a Modern Warefare 2 level

  • @BramHeerebout
    @BramHeerebout ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @bradgray5997
    @bradgray5997 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +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

  • @TheElnots
    @TheElnots ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @badnewshughes6360
    @badnewshughes6360 ปีที่แล้ว +133

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

    • @stewartj3407
      @stewartj3407 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think that was cruise missiles wasn’t it?

    • @SMGJohn
      @SMGJohn ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @user-cx2bk6pm2f
    @user-cx2bk6pm2f ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @BMBladeCzernHR
    @BMBladeCzernHR 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +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 หลายเดือนก่อน

      May she rest in peace. Truly awful.

  • @meatbyproducts
    @meatbyproducts ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @DriedConcher
    @DriedConcher ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @DriedConcher
      @DriedConcher ปีที่แล้ว +57

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

    • @redstwok1123
      @redstwok1123 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +92

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

  • @Costin_Gaming
    @Costin_Gaming ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @JG54206
    @JG54206 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @JG54206
      @JG54206 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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. 😂😘

  • @Meowser186
    @Meowser186 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Amazing coordination by the US to take the Iranian!

  • @just_some_internet_guy
    @just_some_internet_guy ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Excellent video as always!!

  • @satellieroll4742
    @satellieroll4742 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @agmomagamer6779
    @agmomagamer6779 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfect!

  • @REZOVV
    @REZOVV ปีที่แล้ว +5

    what a beautiful day

  • @ExiaMesa
    @ExiaMesa ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Damn I guess his security detail really blew it

    • @sanfayyaad
      @sanfayyaad ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @BlueZirnitra
      @BlueZirnitra ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @beardedbronson9615
    @beardedbronson9615 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

  • @MartIn-ik1ic
    @MartIn-ik1ic ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ndimu_galya
    @ndimu_galya 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice animation 😊

  • @wrongway1100
    @wrongway1100 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @visassess8607
      @visassess8607 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @shawnfoogle920
      @shawnfoogle920 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @afalk1024
    @afalk1024 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This kicked off 2020 nicely! 🎉🎉 🎉

  • @tommcclelland119
    @tommcclelland119 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He’s General salami now

  • @Chris-mx4jb
    @Chris-mx4jb ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @mini1gerbel
    @mini1gerbel ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This was highly informative. I very much appreciate this video

  • @Chenstrapftw
    @Chenstrapftw ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What happened?

    • @Chenstrapftw
      @Chenstrapftw ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @stewartj3407
      @stewartj3407 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Dr Sof a little game of back and forth.

    • @boldCactuslad
      @boldCactuslad ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@AaronSof same thing that happens every day

    • @spirz4557
      @spirz4557 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @noorali5680
    @noorali5680 ปีที่แล้ว

    i live really close near the airport
    id never forgot how the earth shock and the my room glass almost breaking one me

  • @alaskeskimo
    @alaskeskimo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    F around and find out. 😊

  • @xcc9162
    @xcc9162 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @mac_attack_zach
    @mac_attack_zach ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Can you guys do Benghazi and Omaha beach? I'm really looking forward to those. Also this video was very well done

  • @Ethan-yg4sb
    @Ethan-yg4sb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just hangin around

  • @andrewaldrich3602
    @andrewaldrich3602 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Worth it

  • @fargo007
    @fargo007 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He died doing what he loved. LOL

    • @timf2279
      @timf2279 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was the will of Allah.

    • @CaseyCollier
      @CaseyCollier ปีที่แล้ว

      He died doing what he ordered other people to do.

  • @chineduonuoha294
    @chineduonuoha294 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job

  • @jdraven0890
    @jdraven0890 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @saturnv2419
    @saturnv2419 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @nos4me
      @nos4me ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

    • @gdrommel
      @gdrommel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good

    • @Roscoe.P.Coldchain
      @Roscoe.P.Coldchain ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @georgebaggy
    @georgebaggy ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The mourning in Iran was choreographed by the regime. Everyday Iranians despised the man.

    • @rashnuofthegoldenscales4512
      @rashnuofthegoldenscales4512 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You Americans are funny species. Not one day goes that you can't tell yourselves a lie. Is that a DNA thing for you? 🤡

  • @amirsafari7140
    @amirsafari7140 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @amirsafari7140
      @amirsafari7140 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @SonOfNone
      @SonOfNone 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @blackhat6345
      @blackhat6345 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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?

  • @kencusick6311
    @kencusick6311 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Meatful
    @Meatful ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love learning about more modern events