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.