Iraqi Army M1A1 SA Abrams Live Fire04:33

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Published on February 20, 2017

9th Armored Division Besmaya Combat Training Center, Iraq

On December 10, 2008, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the sale under the Foreign Military Sales Program to the Government of Iraq. The case was for the procurement and upgrade of 140 M1A1 Abrams tanks modified and upgraded to the M1A1 SA Abrams configuration as well as associated equipment and services.

Iraq is not the first Arab country to operate the M1 tank. Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia already operate over 1,600 of them.

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