MQ-1 Predator crashes in Iraq Published Jan. 18, 2006 COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTER, Southwest Asia (ACCNS) -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle crashed today in Rawah, Iraq, at approximately 7:00 p.m. local.The aircraft was assigned to the 15th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada. It was in the Central Command area of operations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.A board of officers will investigate the accident.