Force use Between 2004 and 2009 a new hangar was built on the western side. In the weeks after ISIS swept across northern Iraq, Iran set up a special control center at Rasheed Air Base in Baghdad and flew a small fleet of Ababil surveillance drones over Iraq. An Iranian signals intelligence unit was also reportedly deployed at the airfield to intercept electronic communications between ISIS fighters and commanders. The airbase is used by No. 109 Squadron IqAF which flies the Sukhoi Su-25. References External links Rasheed Air Base Installations of the United States Army in Iraq Iraqi Air Force bases Buildings and structures in Baghdad