WASHINGTON, January 13. /TASS /. The US personnel are not present at Balad air base in Iraq, that was attacked on Sunday, a spokesman with the headquarters of the Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR ...

In a statement, Iraqi military said Balad Air Base houses Iraqi F-16 fighter jets, which Iraq previously purchased from the United States, and there is a technical team from a U.S. company at the base ...

The U.S. currently maintains a military presence of approximately 2,500 troops in Iraq, and Iraqi officials ... an F-16 US-made aircraft at the Balad Air Base north of Baghdad on April 24, 2024.

Balad, Iraq, March 3, 2008: Sgt. Shane Pepin, 27, of Cornelia, Ga., stands next to a Black Hawk helicopter while the pilots conduct an early evening preflight check in Balad, Iraq. The flight was ...

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