 In 1991, during the Gulf War, Iraqi Su-22s saw limited active service because the Iraqi regime distrusted the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF).On 7 February 1991, two Su-20/22s and one Su-7 were shot down by USAF F-15C Eagles using AIM-7 air-to-air missiles when the IQAF was moving its aircraft to Iran.Many more were destroyed on the ground by coalition air forces or evacuated to Iran and were never returned.