The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave
Without U.S. technicians, the fall from grace of the Iraqi Air Force’s Viper fleet could be complete.
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Contractor For U.S.-Led Coalition Dead, U.S. Serviceperson Injured After Rocket Attack In Iraq (Updated)
The rocket attack in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region has left additional coalition contractors, as well as bystanders, injured.
Satellite Images Show The Aftermath Of Iran’s Missile Strikes On Al Assad Air Base In Iraq (Updated)
Satellite imagery from The War Zone has obtained exclusively from Planet Labs, as well as other shots that have emerged on social media, show damage to various hangars and other structures at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq following Iran’s unprecedented missile strikes aimed at U.S. forces in that country overnight. U.S. and Iraqi officials have said that the strikes, which also involved missiles fired toward Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region, caused minimal damage and no U.S., coalition, or Iraqi casualties.
Iran Strikes Back: Missiles Rain Down On American Forces In Iraq (Updated)
Details are still coming in, but Iran has launched a massive missile attack against U.S. forces in Iraq, including Al Asad Air Base, in retaliation for the American drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian commander, last week. A major rocket barrage on Al Asad, which sits around 115 miles west of Baghdad, may have also preceded the strikes.