I found this from US News and World Report:

The joystick war
Run from afar, Predators and other spy gear signal a new era of
remote-control warfare
By Richard J. Newman

Early in the Iraq war, an unmanned Predator surveillance plane
captured live video of an Iraqi Roland surface-to-air missile on the
ground north of Baghdad. Since the missile threatened U.S.
aircraft--and was mobile and easy to hide--air commanders called for a
quick airstrike. They directed a nearby A-10 warplane to ready its
laser-guided bombs, while the Predator itself prepared to guide those
bombs onto the target with its laser designator. Such "buddy lasing"
is a common targeting tactic. But this time there was one notable
difference: The pilot operating the Predator was sitting in a trailer
at an American air base, 7,000 miles away.

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"TJ" wrote in message ...
"Guy Alcala"

And perhaps more importantly, Iraq among others operated them. At least,
they were operational and used during DS, although
how operational they'd remain after a decade of sanctions is arguable.

Guy

The Iraqi's still continued to fire Roland at Coalition manned and unmanned
aircraft operating in the NFZs. I've seen 2002 footage of a Roland launch
against a Predator in the SNFZ. Numerous Rolands and associated vehicles
have been found since the fall of Baghdad.

TJ