Search results
Some Iraqi Army M1A1M tanks were destroyed in fighting against ISIL forces while an unknown number were captured intact. At least one ISIL-controlled M1A1M Abrams was reportedly used in the capture of the Mosul Dam in early August 2014.
Sep 15, 2015 · ISIS has destroyed or captured a number of the Iraqi Army’s 140 M1A1 SA Abrams tanks. While many of these tanks were destroyed using anti-tank missiles, at least a few were captured and may...
- Dave Majumdar
During three months, about one-third of the Iraqi Army's M1 tanks had been damaged or destroyed by ISIL and some were captured by opposing forces. By December 2014, the Iraqi Army only had about 40 operational Abrams left.
- 9 ft 5.6 in (2.885 m)
- 1979-85
- 32 ft 0.5 in (9.77 m)
- 12 ft (3.7 m)
Apr 15, 2016 · ISIL fighters reportedly have something new to fear – An Iraqi Army M-1 Abrams tank nicknamed “The Beast.”
- Alexander Quon
Nov 26, 2014 · Most of the M1 damage was done to M1s captured by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) and then attacked by American aircraft. But over a third of the M1s were destroyed or damaged by ISIL fighters.
Nov 3, 2016 · A video posted last month and shot on the outskirts of Mosul, purportedly by the Islamic State, shows the insurgent group targeting and destroying an Iraqi-driven, U.S.-made M1 Abrams main...
Oct 3, 2023 · Russian state media is portraying the M1A1 Abrams tanks in Ukraine as flawed machines that are easily destroyed. Here, we address those claims, point by point.
