served with the Syrian Air Force prior to the Syrian Civil War. Three regiments of Su-22UM3K and Su-22M4 aircraft served with the Vietnam People's Air Force. The Yemeni Air Force inherited Su-22s from both North and South Yemen, following the 1994 civil war. In 1996, all of the remaining Su-22s and Su-22Ms were retired. At least four Su-17M4s were bought second-hand from Ukraine around 1994. 18 aircraft were still operational in 2011. Most Yemeni Air Force combat aircraft, including Su-22s, were destroyed in bombardments of their bases during the first days of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. Former operators the Soviet Union sent more than 70 aircraft to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan for service with the Afghan Air Force. These included 45 Su-22M4s delivered from 1984. Azerbaijan Air Force Belarus Air Force. The Belarusian Air Force inherited Su-17s from the Soviet Air Force, but none remain in service. Bulgarian Air Force. The Bulgarian Air Force operated 18 Su-22M4 and five Su-22UM aircraft. All are retired. Czechoslovak Air Force. The Czechoslovak Air Force's Su-22 inventory (49 Su-22M4s and 8 Su-22UM3Ks in 1992) was split between the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. Czech Air Force. The Czech Air Force inherited 31 Su-22M4s and five Su-22UM3Ks. All were retired in 2002. Air Forces of the National People's Army. East Germany operated 48 Su-22M4s and 8 Su-22UM-3Ks until unification, when they were passed on to the Luftwaffe. Volksmarine. The East German Navy operated eight Su-22M-4Ks and two Su-22UM-3K aircraft. Egyptian Air Force. The Egyptian Air Force operated 48 Su-20/22 aircraft, although all have been withdrawn, being replaced by the F-4 Phantom II and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon in their role. Luftwaffe. A number of Su-22 aircraft were inherited from East Germany, although these did not serve in the Luftwaffe, but some of them were painted with a Luftwaffe color scheme for test and evaluation. All of them have been decommissioned. German Navy. Ex-Volksmarine aircraft. Hungarian Air Force. The Hungarian Air Force maintained 12 Su-22M3 and three Su-22UM3 aircraft from 1983. Two single seat and one training aircraft crashed. Withdrawn from service in 1997. Iraqi Air Force. The Iraqi Air Force received a large number of Su-22 models, of which 40 were impounded by Iran after having escaped the coalition air campaign in 1991. None survived the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States. No. 1 Squadron IqAF - "as