Grounded jets and political spats as the Islamic State regroups
The Islamic State group capitalized on deteriorating U.S.-Iraqi relations as a pandemic further distracted the unfinished fight against it.
An official ceremony at Balad base for Iraq to receive four of these F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. on July 20, 2015. (THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters)
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