On 7 December 2021 in the afternoon, a Mi-171Sh of the Iraqi Army Aviation Command (IAAC) suffered a technical failure that led to a forced landing in the Al-Rifa'i District in the Dhi Qar Governorate (80 km north of Nasiriyah and 300 km south of Baghdad).
The landing was really hard and destroyed the helicopter. The Mi-171Sh was transporting the Commander of Al Shaibah air base, among others. Some occupants were injured and were taken to hospital.