According to reports, officials from the Iran-backed People's Mobilzation Forces (PMF) said Soleimani's body was torn to pieces in the attack and a senior politician said his body could only be identified by the ring he wore on his left hand.
The ring bears strong similarities to the ruby ring worn on Soleimani's left hand in other photos.
"Our precision missiles fired from a U.S. drone struck the two cars carrying Soleimani and his entourage," according to U.S. officials.
Soleimani had reportedly just arrived to Baghdad on a flight from Syria. Airport logs show a Cham Wings flight arriving from Damascus at 12.34am Friday Baghdad time, but it's unclear whether Soleimani was on that commercial flight or a private charter.
