White House sends Congress formal notification of Soleimani strike

Source: The Hill | January 4, 2020 | Rachel Frazin

The White House has formally notified Congress of the U.S. strike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, a senior Democratic aide confirmed to The Hill. 

The aide told The Hill in an email that everything sent by the White House was classified and it is unclear if anything unclassified will be sent.

The notification, required by the War Powers Act, was first reported by The Washington Post on Saturday. 

The 1973 War Powers Act requires the president to notify Congress of the “circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States Armed Forces” within 48 hours. 

The Pentagon announced this week that Soleimani had been killed in a U.S. strike.

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