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===Gulf War and Confrontations with Iraq===
===Gulf War and Confrontations with Iraq===
Iraq still had MiG-25s at the time of the [[Gulf War]], but they were little used for reconnaissance for fear of losses. A Foxbat scored the Iraqi Air Force’s only aerial victory of the war on the first day of bombing (see: [[F/A-18 Hornet]]), and the fast-moving MiGs were still hard to successfully intercept. However, two USAF F-15s managed to down two Foxbats on the third day of the war, expending seven missiles to do so.<ref>''F-15C Eagle Units in Combat'', by Steve Davies, Osprey Publishing, 2005</ref> Others were destroyed on the ground or flown to Iran to escape the Coalition juggernaut.
Iraq still had MiG-25s at the time of the [[Gulf War]], but they were little used for reconnaissance for fear of losses. A Foxbat scored the Iraqi Air Force's only aerial victory of the war on the first day of bombing (see: [[F/A-18 Hornet]]), and the fast-moving MiGs were still hard to successfully intercept. However, two USAF F-15s managed to down two Foxbats on the third day of the war, expending seven missiles to do so.<ref>''F-15C Eagle Units in Combat'', by Steve Davies, Osprey Publishing, 2005</ref> Others were destroyed on the ground or flown to Iran to escape the Coalition juggernaut.
After the war, in December 1992, an American [[F-16]] downed a MiG-25 that had violated the no-fly zone over southern Iraq, the first kill for the F-16 in American service.<ref>http://www.f-16.net/f-16_fighting_falcon_airframe-3150.html</ref> Ten years (to the month) later, an Iraqi Foxbat shot down an unmanned Predator drone that had been sent to “bait” Iraqi fighters.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/25/tech/main551126.shtml Pilotless Warriors Soar to Success]</ref> All remaining Iraqi MiGs were destroyed or captured in the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|2003 invasion]].
After the war, in December 1992, an American [[F-16]] downed a MiG-25 that had violated the no-fly zone over southern Iraq, the first kill for the F-16 in American service.<ref>http://www.f-16.net/f-16_fighting_falcon_airframe-3150.html</ref> Ten years (to the month) later, an Iraqi Foxbat shot down an unmanned Predator drone that had been sent to “bait” Iraqi fighters.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/25/tech/main551126.shtml Pilotless Warriors Soar to Success]</ref> All remaining Iraqi MiGs were destroyed or captured in the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|2003 invasion]].