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Vehicle I-D: New(?) Iraqi Sukhoi 25 KM & UBKM

Su-25, U.S. Army photo by Major Alexa Carlo-Hickman, 07JAN2022.

What many people in the United States don’t know is that under President Barack Obama, Iraq was allowed to get weapons from countries considered ‘not friendly’ to the United States, like Iran and Russia.  In fact, Iranian Sukhoi 25 aircraft operated inside Iraq, from Iraqi air bases, to help Iraq fight the so-called Islamic State.  When Iran left they ‘gifted'(?) the Su-25s to Iraq.  These were in addition to the Russian Su-25s acquired by Iraq.  They are Su-25KM single seaters and Su-25UBKM two seaters.

Su-25KM, USA photo by Major Alexa Carlo-Hickman, 07JAN2022.

USA photo by Major Alexa Carlo-Hickman, 07JAN2022.

U.S. Army video, by Specialist Nathan Smith, maintaining an Iraqi Su-25KM on Al Asad Air Base, 10JAN2022:

Su-25UBKM, USA photo by Major Alexa Carlo-Hickman, 07JAN2022.

USA photo by Major Alexa Carlo-Hickman, 07JAN2022.

Su-25KM, Iraq Ministry of Defense photo, 2016.

Video report about Su-25s being used against so-called Islamic State:

Su-25KM, Iraq Ministry of Defense photo.

2014 video of Russian delivery of Su-25KM, no audio until interview with Iraqi pilot:

Desert Storm Battle Damage:

Iraqi Su-25, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) photo.

Iraqi Aircraft Graveyard

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