Shadow Commander: Iran’s Military Mastermind

General Qasem Soleimani Iran’s most powerful military commander was killed in a US air strike at Baghdad airport on 3rd January. He had dominated the brutal struggle for power and influence across the Middle East for decades. During the Iraq War, Soleimani smuggled thousands of sophisticated bombs into the country, arming the Shia militias who killed hundreds of British and American troops. But just a few years later, the western coalition found themselves on the same side as Soleimani as they both fought to defeat the Islamic State. This film made before his death, tells the extraordinary story of General Soleimani with first-hand accounts of his secret deals and shifting alliances across Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. (BBC)