Iraqi air power in action

COMBAT REPORT Armed with free-fall bombs, IQAF L-159 ALCAs have seen considerable action during the recent fighting to regain control of the city of Mosul. IQAF MOST PILOTS of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) and Iraqi Army Aviation have been engaged in combat since the beginning of the battle for Mosul last October. Many Iraqi Army helicopter crews have been flying sorties from Erbil Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan and from Qayyarah airfield south of Mosul. On December 17, L-159s took