US strike on Soleimani unlawful: UN expert

By Stephanie Nebehay
Updated July 7 2020 - 7:41am, first published 7:37am
A UN expert says the US killing of Iran's General Soleimani was illegal under international law.
A UN expert says the US killing of Iran's General Soleimani was illegal under international law.

The January US drone strike in Iraq that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and nine other people represented a violation of international law, a UN human rights investigator says.

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