The populist political bloc led by Sadr is confirmed the winner of an election held in October, but falls far short of a majority, sparking months of political crisis and near deadlock. Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi survives an assassination attempt using an exploding drone. Two suicide bombers kill dozens of people at a Baghdad market, in the worst such attack in three years.Ī rocket attack on a US airbase in the Kurdish region of Iraq kills a civilian contractor, sparking fears of escalation in the first serious test of Joe Biden’s policy towards Iran.Ī suicide bomber kills dozens in a crowded market in the Sadr City neighbourhood of Baghdad. Maintenance and modernization have of course been a challenge for the tank, however, newer variants employ reactive armor, laser rangefinders, and improved thermal sights. The Iraqis lost 45 T-55 and T-62 tanks, the Iranians 100 to 200 Chieftain and M-60 tanks, many bog down in the marshes and deserted. Donald Trump pardons four security guards from the private military firm Blackwater who were serving jail sentences for killing 14 civilians including two children in Baghdad in 2007, provoking outrage in Iraq. Iraq, Syria, the Chechen Wars, and now Ukraine are all battlefields where the Soviet-era T-72 tank has fought, yet there have been many upgraded variants throughout the years. The international criminal court formally abandons its long-running inquiry into claims that British troops committed war crimes in Iraq between 20. Tank battles One of the largest took place at the occasion of Operation Nasr (Victory), an Iranian counter-offensive, led by the tank brigades from the 16th Qazvin, 77th Khorasan, and 92nd Khuzestan armoured divisions. Their aim was to destroy the Iranian air force on the ground - a lesson learned. Iraqi lawmakers approve Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister and head of a new government, after six months without one. On September 22, 1980, Iraqi fighter aircraft attacked ten air bases in Iran. Within hours airstrikes are reported on an area of the Iraqi-Syrian border used as a base by an Iran-backed militia. Two Americans and a British soldier are killed in a rocket attack on Camp Taji, just north of Baghdad. Iran responds by launching a volley of missiles at an Iraqi base hosting US soldiers. 4 is the fourth volume of AKs Modern Conflicts Profile Guide series and is intended to be a handy reference guide to the most interesting Iraqi and Iranian. A US drone strike on a convoy travelling near Baghdad international airport kills Qassem Suleimani, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, among others, in a dramatic escalation of an already bloody struggle between Washington and Tehran for influence across the region.
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