Iraq

Iraq is purchasing South Korea's KM-SAM II medium-range, ground-based air defense system, becoming the third Middle Eastern nation to acquire it.

Iraq’s Army Aviation Command has received its first batch of Bell 505 JetRanger X single-engine helicopters to be used on training duties.

Iraq has launched a tender to find a private partner to develop and operate Baghdad International Airport.

A targeted U.S. drone strike on a vehicle in Baghdad killed a reported commander of the Iranian-backed militia tied to attacks on American forces in the region.

Multiple U.S. aircraft including B-1B long-range bombers conducted dozens of air strikes on Feb. 2 targeting Iranian officials and militias in Iraq and Syria.

The U.S. is preparing a “multi-tiered,” sustained response targeting Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.

Iraq’s Fly Baghdad has suspended flights on all routes days after the U.S. Treasury accused the airline of transporting Iran-backed militants.

U.S. aircraft early Jan. 24 local time conducted air strikes on locations linked to Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah inside Iraq.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad for providing materiel support to Iranian-backed militias.

Pakistani combat aircraft and UAS have struck targets in Eastern Iran a day after Tehran conducted a missile and drone strike in Western Pakistan.

On Nov. 15, 1994, a female fighter pilot flew a combat mission for the U.S. for the very first time.

U.S. aircraft on Jan. 4 struck and killed the leader of an Iranian proxy group in Baghdad.

Drones and rockets from Iranian-backed militias have targeted U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria 16 times in the past 10 days.

Iraq’s aviation market is recovering after almost three decades of intermittent conflict, with Baghdad International Airport the main gateway and hub for Iraqi Airways.