The Iraqi Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well as the policing of its international borders. The IQAF also acts as a support force for the Iraqi Navy and the Iraqi Army, which allows Iraq to rapidly deploy its military. It is headquartered in Baghdad; the current commander is Gen. Shihab Jahid Ali.
An Iraqi Air Force De Havilland Vampire FB.52, before delivery in 1953
USS Stark listing following two hits by Iraqi Exocet missiles
An Iraqi MiG-29 aircraft lies in ruins after it was destroyed by coalition forces during the Persian Gulf War's Operation Desert Storm.
An Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat found buried under the sand west of Baghdad.
The Iraqi Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Iraq. They consist of the Iraqi Army, the Iraqi Air Force, and the Iraqi Navy. Along with these three primary service branches, there exists the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service and the Popular Mobilization Forces. The President of Iraq acts as the supreme commander as outlined by the constitution.
An Iraqi postage stamp of 15 fils, issued in 1967, on the occasion of the Iraqi Army Day, January 6.
An Iraqi T-72 tank fires.
Iraqi Army mountain gun in action during the anti-Barzani operations against a revolt in Kurdistan, June 1932.
Iraqi commanders discussing strategy on the battlefront (1986)
