Since fighting over al - Faw , Iraq , began on 9 February , Iran claims to have shot down an average of seven Iraqi fighters a day .
Iraqi claims to have shot down several Iran F - 4 Phantom II fighters .
Since fighting over al - Faw , Iraq , began on 9 February , Iran claims to have shot down an average of seven Iraqi fighters a day , while Iraq claims to have shot down several Iranian F - 4 Phantom II fighters .