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United States: Used by ISOF [14] M240: 7.62×51mm NATO United States [15] MG 3: 7.62×51mm NATO Germany [16] RPK: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union Iraq. Manufactured under license between 1981 and 2003. [17] Kept in storage. [citation needed] PK machine gun: 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: In limited use. [18] M2 Browning.50 BMG United States [18] M134: 7.62 ...
Iraqi EE-9 Cascavel armoured car hit by Coalition tank fire in February 1991. Coalition aircraft inbound during Operation Desert Shield.. List of Gulf War Military Equipment is a summary of the various military weapons and vehicles used by the different nations during the Gulf War of 1990–1991.
28 July – An Iraqi military Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in a sandstorm. All five crew-members are killed. [10]17 April – A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, 95–26648, belonging to the 3-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crashes on infill about 12 miles (19 km) north of Tikrit while executing an 8 ship air assault at night. 1 U.S. service member killed and 3 crew ...
As of April 2020, U.S.-led coalition forces handed back four military bases to Iraqi forces. [30] The U.S. ended its combat mission in Iraq on 9 December 2021, leaving 2,500 troops in the country to serve as trainers and advisors to Iraqi security forces.
Camp Taji. / 33.52944°N 44.27750°E / 33.52944; 44.27750. Camp Taji ( ICAO: ORTI ), also known as Camp Cooke, is a military installation used by Iraqi and Coalition forces near Taji, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. The camp is located in a rural region approximately 27 km (17 mi) north of the capital Baghdad .
In February 2009, the United States Department of Defense announced it had struck deals with Iraq that would see Baghdad spend $5 billion on U.S.-made weapons, equipment and training. [140] In 2016, Iraq finalized an order with Uralvagonzavod for 73 T-90S and SK tanks. The T-90SK is a command variant equipped additional radios and navigation ...
Then-Lt. Col. John Abizaid speaking with some Kurds in Northern Iraq during Operation Provide Comfort, 1991 Operation Provide Comfort and Provide Comfort II were military operations initiated by the United States and other Coalition nations of the Persian Gulf War, starting in April 1991, to defend Kurdish refugees fleeing their homes in northern Iraq in the aftermath of the Gulf War, and to ...
Sedad BTR-82 variant of BTR-60 with ZU-23-2. [ 54] Heidar 6 variant with BMP-1 turret installed onto BTR-60, Heidar 7 variant with ERA bricks, modified interior, and new turret installed with a single 23 mm gun. [ 54] Heidar-5 mine layer variant and Shahram NRBC detection vehicle variants of BTR-60.