Iranian Chill Thread

[aryobarzan]

ISC World University rankings:

Iran with 11 universities over all is on top of Islamic nations rankings.

دانشگاه‌های ایران صدرنشین دانشگاه‌های جهان اسلام/ ۱۱ دانشگاه ایران در بین دانشگاه‌های برتر جهان در سال ۲۰۲۱
بر اساس نتایج رتبه‌بندی شانگهای در سال ۲۰۲۱ ، جمهوری اسلامی ایران صدرنشین کشورهای جهان اسلام شد و ۱۱ دانشگاه کشور جزو دانشگاه‌های برتر جهان در سال ۲۰۲۱ شناخته شوند.

به گزارش خبرگزاری فارس از تبریز، محمدجواد دهقانی سرپرست ( ISC ) اظهار داشت: رتبه‌بندی شانگهای یکی از معتبرترین رتبه‌بندی های جهانی است که نتایج آن توسط دانشگاه شانگهای ژیائوتنگ منتشر می‌شود. رتبه‌بندی شانگهای برای اولین بار در سال ۲۰۰۳، در سطح بین‌المللی منتشر شد و از آن سال به بعد به‌طور سالانه به روز می‌شود.
وی افزود: در رتبه بندی منتشر شده در سال ۲۰۲۱ شانگهای، ۱۰۰۰ دانشگاه برتر جهان رتبه بندی شده اند که دانشگاه‌های هاروارد و استنفورد از ایالات متحده و دانشگاه کمبریج از انگلستان به ترتیب رتبه‌های اول تا سوم را از آن خود کرده اند. جمهوری اسلامی ایران در این رتبه بندی با افزایش تعداد دانشگاه ها به ۱۱ عدد، صدر نشین کشورهای اسلامی است. کشور ترکیه با ۸ دانشگاه در جایگاه دوم و کشورهای عربستان و مصر با ۶ دانشگاه در جایگاه سوم قرار دارند. لازم به ذکر است حضور دانشگاه های ایران در این نظام رتبه بندی اولین بار با یک دانشگاه (دانشگاه تهران) درسال ۲۰۱۴ بوده است.
سرپرست ISC گفت: نتایج منتشر شده در این نظام رتبه بندی نشان می دهد که در رتبه بندی سال ۲۰۲۱، دانشگاه تهران مشابه رتبه بندی سال ۲۰۲۰ با کسب رتبه در بازه ۴۰۰-۳۰۱ در جمع ۴۰۰ دانشگاه برتر دنیا قرار گرفته و میان دانشگاه های جهان اسلام در رتبه دوم قرار گیرد.
قرار گرفتن دانشگاه های صنعتی شریف، تربیت مدرس و علوم پزشکی تهران در بازه رتبه‌ای ۶۰۰-۵۰۱
دهقانی اظهار داشت: دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر در بازه رتبه‌ای ۷۰۰-۶۰۱، دانشگاه های علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی و دانشگاه شیراز در بازه رتبه‌ای ۸۰۰-۷۰۱، دانشگاه علم و صنعت ایران و دانشگاه تبریز در بازه رتبه‌‌ای ۹۰۰-۸۰۱ و دانشگاه های فردوسی مشهد و علوم پزشکی ایران در بازه رتبه‌ای ۱۰۰۰-۹۰۱ قرار دارند.
وی خاطرنشان کرد: نتایج مقایسه ای نشان می دهد که در سال ۲۰۲۱ به لحاظ کیفی علم و صنعت ایران ارتقا رتبه داشته به طوری که دانشگاه علم و صنعت ایران با ۱۰۰ پله ارتقا از بازه ۱۰۰۰-۹۰۱ به بازه ۹۰۰-۸۰۱ رسیده است. در این بین، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران نیز برای اولین بار در این رتبه‌بندی حضور پیدا کرده است.
وضعیت دانشگاه های کشورهای اسلامی در رتبه بندی شانگهای
سرپرست ( ISC ) گفت: در رتبه بندی جهانی شانگهای سال ۲۰۲۱، ایران با ۱۱ دانشگاه، ترکیه با ۸ دانشگاه، عربستان و مصر با ۶ دانشگاه، مالزی و پاکستان با ۵ دانشگاه و کشورهای تونس، لبنان، قطر، نیجریه و عمان با یک دانشگاه در جمع هزار دانشگاه برتر دنیا حضور داشتند. براساس تعداد حضور، ایران رتبه اول را در میان کشورهای اسلامی دارد.

روش شناسی رتبه بندی شانگهای
دهقانی گفت: شانگهای یکی از سه نظام معتبر رتبه‌بندی در سطح بین المللی است. کیفیت آموزش، کیفیت اعضای هیئت علمی، برونداد پژوهشی و عملکرد سرانه، چهار معیار به کار برده شده در نظام رتبه بندی شانگهای است که توسط شش شاخص زیر ارزیابی می‌شوند. این نظام رتبه‌بندی از شش شاخص در قالب چهار معیار جهت رتبه‌بندی دانشگاه‌ها بهره می‌گیرد. این ۶ شاخص عبارتند از: تعداد فارغ التحصیلان برنده جایزه نوبل یا فیلد مدال، تعداد اعضای هیئت علمی برنده جایزه نوبل یا فیلد مدال، تعداد محققان پراستناد در ۲۱ حیطه موضوعی، تعداد مقالات منتشر شده در دو مجله Nature و Science ، تعداد مقالات نمایه شده در نمایه‌نامه‌های توسعه یافته علوم و علوم اجتماعی و عملکرد دانشگاهی با توجه به اندازه سازمان.

 

[Shawnee]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1427308696565125121

The service dog did its fight but the Afghan mercenaries lost everything despite better army and better armor and air support.

Let’s face the blunt reality. The dog is worth more than a coward.

Blinken could have not said it better. Afghan army did not fight for itself.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

From a month ago, IAF Global 5000 ELINT/SIGINT jet in Tehran

Unusual

Image link Here

Other evacuation operations via Iran from IAF C-17s also done recently

https://twitter.com/x/status/1427005621920882688

 

[TheImmortal]

Blinken could have not said it better. Afghan army did not fight for itself.

Find it hard to believe that the so called superpower could not offer Apaches, A-10, or AC-130 gunships to blunt the Taliban advance and give the Afghan army confidence to hold ground.

US abandoned the Afghan army, just like the abandoned the Iraqi army, just like they abandoned Kurds in Syria prior to Turkish offensive.

Remember ISIS was about to take Baghdad and US was sitting on the sidelines watching. The only reason they joined the fight was Iran and it’s militias started to join the fight to protect Karbala and Samara and they started gaining too much influence. So then US joined on “conditions”.

You can be sure if Iran came in and started supporting Afghan army in the past month, that “magically” US air support would also show up and a “residual” force would be sent to “provide freedom and eliminate terror”

 

[Shawnee]

Find it hard to believe that the so called superpower could not offer Apaches, A-10, or AC-130 gunships to blunt the Taliban advance and give the Afghan army confidence to hold ground.

US abandoned the Afghan army, just like the abandoned the Iraqi army, just like they abandoned Kurds in Syria prior to Turkish offensive.

Remember ISIS was about to take Baghdad and US was sitting on the sidelines watching. The only reason they joined the fight was Iran and it’s militias started to join the fight to protect Karbala and Samara and they started gaining too much influence. So then US joined on “conditions”.

You can be sure if Iran came in and started supporting Afghan army in the past month, that “magically” US air support would also show up and a “residual” force would be sent to “provide freedom and eliminate terror”

They got what they needed and 20 years of training. Motivation was not there though.

You don’t need F35 and patriot for Taliban. Mil and Close air support work just fine. They also enjoyed B52 carpet bombings.

Iraq was a different ballgame and US wanted to teach Maliki a lesson. Iran was the only support Maliki had initially.

Ghani unlike Maliki was an obedient slave. Although he was a lazy one who was not ready to die.

 

[sha ah]

First of all they should have been much more picky with the candidates they picked. Instead they just wanted to fill their quotas so they hired unemployed bums who only wanted a wage.

A small, elite, motivated force is 10x better than a large, under equipped, slow army with no morale.

At the same time, after training the Afghan troops, they should have immediately sent them to liberate areas of Afghanistan that were occupied by the Taliban.

In this way they could have tested their combat readiness, efficiency and will to fight. Training is one thing but experience is priceless. They simply were not prepared.

Another thing they should have done is built up the Afghan airforce. They trained the Afghan army in their own style, which is heavily reliant on air superiority and constant air support.

Yes Afghans had an airforce but it was small and not sufficient. In the last days Ghani tried to buy 30 helicopters from Russia and the US was talking about giving him another 30 as well. 100 more helicopters and 100 drones would have made a difference.

Also the US should have been more proactive with the way they spent money. The phenomena of ghost soldiers and soldiers not getting their wage / food / ammo because of corruption should not have been tolerated.

All together the US could have threatened to pull aid unless the Afghan government initiated a massive corruption campaign to root out corruption in the government and military.

In the end they really lacked good leadership, which can make all the difference sometimes. Did you see the speech Ghani gave right after Herat and Kandahar fell ? Instead of saying something like " I was born in Afghanistan I will die in Afghanistan " He was very meek and reserved. Pathetic, corrupt, disorganized baboon.

They got what they needed and 20 years of training. Motivation was not there though.

You don’t need F35 and patriot for Taliban. Mil and Close air support work just fine. They also enjoyed B52 carpet bombings.

Iraq was a different ballgame and US wanted to teach Maliki a lesson. Iran was the only support Maliki had initially.

Ghani unlike Maliki was an obedient slave. Although he was a lazy one who was not ready to die.

 

[sha ah]

She's an ungrateful sl#t. Without Iran she would not be able to read or write, yet she doesn't hesitate to talk nonsense about Iran. Now she'll be lucky if she doesn't end up being married to a Taliban member as the 2nd or 3rd wife.

I wouldn't be surprised if she isn't begging Iran for refugee status right now. I honestly can't believe how many Afghans actually thought that they had a real sovereign country. I hope they learned their lesson.

I hate to say this but I believe that after things calm down in Afghanistan and if the Taliban do not persecute minorities and if they full fill their promises, Iran should not hesitate to send all undocumented Afghan refugees back.

Honestly if it were up to me I would send 90% of them back but anyways that's just my opinion. Pakistan deported millions of them and that was during an ongoing war. Honestly with the current economic situation in Iran, why should Iran bare the burden ? They can go back and build up their country.

Someone mentioned the situation with the dams in Afghanistan earlier. The Kamal Khan Dam is probably the only one that is of real concern to Iran and it's extremely close to the border. Iran could easily reach it with minimal effort.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1426536318994161668

https://twitter.com/x/status/1262058279506792449

نماینده ضد ایران افغانستان که ایران تحصیل کرده
بدبخت نموند و فرار کرد امارات

 

[Shawnee]

First of all they should have been much more picky with the candidates they picked. Instead they just wanted to fill their quotas so they hired unemployed bums who only wanted a wage.

A small, elite, motivated force is 10x better than a large, under equipped, slow army with no morale.

At the same time, after training the Afghan troops, they should have immediately sent them to liberate areas of Afghanistan that were occupied by the Taliban.

In this way they could have tested their combat readiness, efficiency and will to fight. Training is one thing but experience is priceless. They simply were not prepared.

Another thing they should have done is built up the Afghan airforce. They trained the Afghan army in their own style, which is heavily reliant on air superiority and constant air support.

Yes Afghans had an airforce but it was small and not sufficient. In the last days Ghani tried to buy 30 helicopters from Russia and the US was talking about giving him another 30 as well. 100 more helicopters and 100 drones would have made a difference.

Also the US should have been more proactive with the way they spent money. The phenomena of ghost soldiers and soldiers not getting their wage / food / ammo because of corruption should not have been tolerated.

All together the US could have threatened to pull aid unless the Afghan government initiated a massive corruption campaign to root out corruption in the government and military.

In the end they really lacked good leadership, which can make all the difference sometimes. Did you see the speech Ghani gave right after Herat and Kandahar fell ? Instead of saying something like " I was born in Afghanistan I will die in Afghanistan " He was very meek and reserved. Pathetic, corrupt, disorganized baboon.

Maybe they picked their best shot.
The Kurds in Kirkuk or Syria did not fight any better.

It is the nature of someone who chooses the strongest superpower. Fearful, lazy, hungry, impatient, selfish.
Think about it.

Who will pick PMU or Taliban? Motivated religious, ready to die, patient, non selfish

A better airforce would have been a better bounty for Taliban too.

 

[sha ah]

I'm pretty sure that most of the air assets, aside from some spare helicopters here and there and some Scan Eagle drones, flew out of Kabul airport before the Taliban got their hands on them.

One Super Tucano collided with a Mig-29 over Uzbekistan. The Mig-29 was escorting the Super Tucano. Initial reports had stated that the Super Tucano had been shot down by Uzbek air defenses. The two pilots ejected successfully and are safe in hospital.

All together 22 planes and 24 helicopters evacuated Afghanistan. That's pretty much the bulk of what they had I believe.

Afghan A-29 Super Tucano aircraft shot down by Uzbekistan - Air Data News

An as-yet-unidentified Afghan defense force aircraft was shot down in Uzbekistan on Sunday, according to the country's defense ministry. The two crew ejected

www.airway1.com

Maybe they picked their best shot.
The Kurds in Kirkuk or Syria did not fight any better.

It is the nature of someone who chooses the strongest superpower. Fearful, lazy, hungry, impatient, selfish.
Think about it.

A better airforce would have been a better bounty for Taliban too.

 

[TheImmortal]

Iran picked Fateymoun brigades from Afghanistan and they fought some of the toughest terrorist fighters in the world who were battle hardened from Slavic countries and Russia and Iraq and better equipped than most soldiers in the Middle East.

Yes, a lot died, but they performed decent. So the issue is the Afghan people the issue is the trainers. In this case, Iran trains legions way better than any global power including super power like US. It’s Iran’s greatest strength, it’s ability to create legions that are adept at fighting from a local population.

 

[TheImmortal]

This is revision.. They are truly and not a deterence they lost the syrian war from 2011-2015 until Solemani went to Moscow for help.. Even with Russian intervention they couldn't win but entered stalemate 2 part partition where 40% is out of their hands

How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow

At a meeting in Moscow in July, a top Iranian general unfurled a map of Syria to explain to his Russian hosts how a series of defeats for President Bashar al-Assad could be turned into victory - with Russia's help.

www.reuters.com

You are talking to someone that followed the civil war much more closely then you did....by closely I mean hour by hour on the ground updates. It’s not revision it’s the truth. You fail to understand the phases of the civil war.

The initial influx of Iranian backed miltia’s occured in 2010-2011 when the majority of Syria had fallen to enemy hands with only the Alawite Strongholds like the coastline still left untouched. Even Damascus was on the verge of collapse with rebels within striking distance of Assad’s palace.

Iran, HZ, Iraqi militias, and Fateymoun brigades successfully rolled back the collapse of Assad (which was predicted by analysts, military intelligence, and western presidents To be a few months away). They secured majority of Damascus and pushed the rebels into East Ghouta. They won back Homs and parts of Southern Syria and were starting to claw back territory and were on the brink of taking back Idlib and making moves on Aleppo.

However, then something happened. ISIS began growing into a monster and winning territory. At the same time US began supplying more and more TOW missiles to terrorist groups which absolutely devastated Syrian forces. Iraqi militias withdrew back to Iraq to defend Iraq from ISIS. At the same time HZ withdrew most of its soldiers to defend Lebanon under a political climate that was no longer conducive for a mass deployment of HZ soldiers. (HZ had suffered heavy losses during the civil war and the Lebanese population were getting negative view points on being involved in the war.)

So let’s recap, with a loss of major amount of its shock troops in HZ and Iraqi militias. The Syrian army was getting demolished by TOW missiles and losing armour at an alarming rate. It had to open up another front to defend against ISIS.

This led to the reversal of some gains in 2015 and it looked like with ISIS keeping Iraqi militias occupied and Assad and Iran having no answer for the TOW onslaughts that they would lose even more territory. At the time terrorist forces were estimated at over 50,000 soldiers. Solemani recognized this and understood that Russian air power would be needed to thin out some of the terrorists numbers.

So in the end, Fateymoun did its job as heroes. The reversal you are talking about and Solemani deal with Russia was the 2nd phase of the civil war. Iran was winning the civil war handily by end of first phase. The biggest affect on the civil war was the rise of ISIS it sucked up a lot of resources and soldiers that could have been spent on winning the war much sooner

 

[Battlion25]

You are talking to someone that followed the civil war much more closely then you did....by closely I mean hour by hour on the ground updates. It’s not revision it’s the truth. You fail to understand the phases of the civil war.

The initial influx of Iranian backed miltia’s occured in 2010-2011 when the majority of Syria had fallen to enemy hands with only the Alawite Strongholds like the coastline still left untouched. Even Damascus was on the verge of collapse with rebels within striking distance of Assad’s palace.

Iran, HZ, Iraqi militias, and Fateymoun brigades successfully rolled back the collapse of Assad (which was predicted by analysts, military intelligence, and western presidents To be a few months away). They secured majority of Damascus and pushed the rebels into East Ghouta. They won back Homs and parts of Southern Syria and were starting to claw back territory and were on the brink of taking back Idlib and making moves on Aleppo.

However, then something happened. ISIS began growing into a monster and winning territory. At the same time US began supplying more and more TOW missiles to terrorist groups which absolutely devastated Syrian forces. Iraqi militias withdrew back to Iraq to defend Iraq from ISIS. At the same time HZ withdrew most of its soldiers to defend Lebanon under a political climate that was no longer conducive for a mass deployment of HZ soldiers. (HZ had suffered heavy losses during the civil war and the Lebanese population were getting negative view points on being involved in the war.)

So let’s recap, with a loss of major amount of its shock troops in HZ and Iraqi militias. The Syrian army was getting demolished by TOW missiles and losing armour at an alarming rate. It had to open up another front to defend against ISIS.

This led to the reversal of some gains in 2015 and it looked like with ISIS keeping Iraqi militias occupied and Assad and Iran having no answer for the TOW onslaughts that they would lose even more territory. At the time terrorist forces were estimated at over 50,000 soldiers. Solemani recognized this and understood that Russian air power would be needed to thin out some of the terrorists numbers.

So in the end, Fateymoun did its job as heroes. The reversal you are talking about and Solemani deal with Russia was the 2nd phase of the civil war. Iran was winning the civil war handily by end of first phase. The biggest affect on the civil war was the rise of ISIS it sucked up a lot of resources and soldiers that could have been spent on winning the war much sooner

This is revision.. They are truly and not a deterence they lost the syrian war from 2011-2015 until Solemani went to Moscow for help.. Even with Russian intervention they couldn't win but entered stalemate 2 part partition where 40% is out of their hands...

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“Soleimani put the map of Syria on the table. The Russians were very alarmed, and felt matters were in steep decline and that there were real dangers to the regime

Khamenei also sent a senior envoy to Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin, another senior regional official said. “Putin told him ‘Okay we will intervene. Send Qassem Soleimani’. He went to explain the map of the theater.”

How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow

At a meeting in Moscow in July, a top Iranian general unfurled a map of Syria to explain to his Russian hosts how a series of defeats for President Bashar al-Assad could be turned into victory - with Russia's help.

www.reuters.com

The man himself contradicting you.. In a conventional sense they were beaten hence why Russia entered and bail them out and save remainin areas..

Taking crediting for America, SDF, Peshmerga work as entirely yours what a revision.. You didn't fight in the kurdish areas + it was the Americans bombing Mosul to the ground plus you didn't fight in Raqqa or in north syria nor in the Al-bab area.. You are claiming the joint work of USA, Russia, Turkey, SDF, Assad, PMU, HTS, Rebels as yours because they all fought them in a jointly matter from all angles

 

[Stryker1982]

This is revision.. They are truly incomptent and not a deterence they lost the syrian war from 2011-2015 until Solemani went to Moscow for help and Russia took over from them.. Even with Russian intervention they couldn't win but entered stalemate 3 part partition where 40% is out of their hands

How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow

At a meeting in Moscow in July, a top Iranian general unfurled a map of Syria to explain to his Russian hosts how a series of defeats for President Bashar al-Assad could be turned into victory - with Russia's help.

www.reuters.com

Iran technically lost to a non-state actors from 2011-2015 solemani himself on the record saying war is lost and their troops have low moral and ain't about this life and took Russia great effort to maintain the Assad held part because his allies were fruitless against the rebels.. If Russia were to pull out they will be overrun quickly by the rebels who hold a chunk of syria now... The only reason the Rebels playing by the ceasefire is Russia once they are out it is game on immediately they know they can overrun them in 6 months... They don't consider the Assad elements as anything signficiant just for the taking they don't respect their fighting capability for a good reason..

Literally the article says that the Syrian Army was struggling immensely. The fatimids are a small contingent of a few thousand, not a replacement for the whole Syrian army. Unless you don't know how to read, I can understand why you conflate the SAA and the fatimids together.

Russia was complaining about SAA incompetence well before this issue. But I know it burns alot for you to admit Iran's success in this theater. Now go cry somewhere else.

Also you fail to mention that Russia's intervention was pre-planned months in advance. You must be very dumb to think Russia needs Soleimani to tell them about what was going on there, as if they do not have their own bases or intelligence relayed from Assad to them. Instead you read Hollywood esque articles as if Reuters themselves saw Soleimani himself put a map on the table. I laugh at the naivety of you. Once the nuclear deal was signed, Russia entered the theater intelligently to avoid the deal becoming a flashpoint in the talks.

You are talking to someone that followed the civil war much more closely then you did....by closely I mean hour by hour on the ground updates. It’s not revision it’s the truth. You fail to understand the phases of the civil war.

The initial influx of Iranian backed miltia’s occured in 2010-2011 when the majority of Syria had fallen to enemy hands with only the Alawite Strongholds like the coastline still left untouched. Even Damascus was on the verge of collapse with rebels within striking distance of Assad’s palace.

Iran, HZ, Iraqi militias, and Fateymoun brigades successfully rolled back the collapse of Assad (which was predicted by analysts, military intelligence, and western presidents To be a few months away). They secured majority of Damascus and pushed the rebels into East Ghouta. They won back Homs and parts of Southern Syria and were starting to claw back territory and were on the brink of taking back Idlib and making moves on Aleppo.

However, then something happened. ISIS began growing into a monster and winning territory. At the same time US began supplying more and more TOW missiles to terrorist groups which absolutely devastated Syrian forces. Iraqi militias withdrew back to Iraq to defend Iraq from ISIS. At the same time HZ withdrew most of its soldiers to defend Lebanon under a political climate that was no longer conducive for a mass deployment of HZ soldiers. (HZ had suffered heavy losses during the civil war and the Lebanese population were getting negative view points on being involved in the war.)

So let’s recap, with a loss of major amount of its shock troops in HZ and Iraqi militias. The Syrian army was getting demolished by TOW missiles and losing armour at an alarming rate. It had to open up another front to defend against ISIS.

This led to the reversal of some gains in 2015 and it looked like with ISIS keeping Iraqi militias occupied and Assad and Iran having no answer for the TOW onslaughts that they would lose even more territory. At the time terrorist forces were estimated at over 50,000 soldiers. Solemani recognized this and understood that Russian air power would be needed to thin out some of the terrorists numbers.

So in the end, Fateymoun did its job as heroes. The reversal you are talking about and Solemani deal with Russia was the 2nd phase of the civil war. Iran was winning the civil war handily by end of first phase. The biggest affect on the civil war was the rise of ISIS it sucked up a lot of resources and soldiers that could have been spent on winning the war much sooner

He is just bitter that his friends were smashed in Syria, their were high casualties because of the difficulties of offense and lack of access to heavy equipment, but overall successful regardless. Had Syria been a border to Iran, they'd have all manner of MRAPs, Drones, and Tanks just like the PMUs have right now.

You are talking to someone that followed the civil war much more closely then you did....by closely I mean hour by hour on the ground updates. It’s not revision it’s the truth. You fail to understand the phases of the civil war.

The initial influx of Iranian backed miltia’s occured in 2010-2011 when the majority of Syria had fallen to enemy hands with only the Alawite Strongholds like the coastline still left untouched. Even Damascus was on the verge of collapse with rebels within striking distance of Assad’s palace.

Iran, HZ, Iraqi militias, and Fateymoun brigades successfully rolled back the collapse of Assad (which was predicted by analysts, military intelligence, and western presidents To be a few months away). They secured majority of Damascus and pushed the rebels into East Ghouta. They won back Homs and parts of Southern Syria and were starting to claw back territory and were on the brink of taking back Idlib and making moves on Aleppo.

However, then something happened. ISIS began growing into a monster and winning territory. At the same time US began supplying more and more TOW missiles to terrorist groups which absolutely devastated Syrian forces. Iraqi militias withdrew back to Iraq to defend Iraq from ISIS. At the same time HZ withdrew most of its soldiers to defend Lebanon under a political climate that was no longer conducive for a mass deployment of HZ soldiers. (HZ had suffered heavy losses during the civil war and the Lebanese population were getting negative view points on being involved in the war.)

So let’s recap, with a loss of major amount of its shock troops in HZ and Iraqi militias. The Syrian army was getting demolished by TOW missiles and losing armour at an alarming rate. It had to open up another front to defend against ISIS.

This led to the reversal of some gains in 2015 and it looked like with ISIS keeping Iraqi militias occupied and Assad and Iran having no answer for the TOW onslaughts that they would lose even more territory. At the time terrorist forces were estimated at over 50,000 soldiers. Solemani recognized this and understood that Russian air power would be needed to thin out some of the terrorists numbers.

So in the end, Fateymoun did its job as heroes. The reversal you are talking about and Solemani deal with Russia was the 2nd phase of the civil war. Iran was winning the civil war handily by end of first phase. The biggest affect on the civil war was the rise of ISIS it sucked up a lot of resources and soldiers that could have been spent on winning the war much sooner

He is just bitter that his friends were smashed in Syria, their were high casualties because of the difficulties of offense and lack of access to heavy equipment, but overall successful regardless. Had Syria been a border to Iran, they'd have all manner of MRAPs, Drones, and Tanks just like the PMUs have right now.

 

[Battlion25]

Literally the article says that the Syrian Army was struggling immensely. The fatimids are a small contingent of a few thousand, not a replacement for the whole Syrian army. Unless you don't know how to read, I can understand why you conflate the SAA and the fatimids together.

Russia was complaining about SAA incompetence well before this issue. But I know it burns alot for you to admit Iran's success in this theater. Now go cry somewhere else.

Also you fail to mention that Russia's intervention was pre-planned months in advance. You must be very dumb to think Russia needs Soleimani to tell them about what was going on there, as if they do not have their own bases or intelligence relayed from Assad to them. Instead you read Hollywood esque articles as if Reuters themselves saw Soleimani himself put a map on the table. I laugh at the naivety of you. Once the nuclear deal was signed, Russia entered the theater intelligently to avoid the deal becoming a flashpoint in the talks.

He is just bitter that his friends were smashed in Syria, their were high casualties because of the difficulties of offense and lack of access to heavy equipment, but overall successful regardless. Had Syria been a border to Iran, they'd have all manner of MRAPs, Drones, and Tanks just like the PMUs have right now.

He is just bitter that his friends were smashed in Syria, their were high casualties because of the difficulties of offense and lack of access to heavy equipment, but overall successful regardless. Had Syria been a border to Iran, they'd have all manner of MRAPs, Drones, and Tanks just like the PMUs have right now.

They are not my friends nor do I support them but just bursting some bubbles that are entirely fake and they are pretty much thriving and alive far from being smashed but that is what you wanted just didn't materialize on the ground nor conventionally.

Solemani himself admitted they were no match for the rebels and defeated which technically means Iran lost the war despite putting in 200k forces they were fruitless hence they had to go to Moscow and ask for help. These 200k forces are well documented.

You brought in these superpower thinking they could change everything 100% which obviously didn't work Assad survived but the rebels were not defeated as Turkey intervene and seized a junk of lands and the Americans also did the same thing putting everything into stalemate but had the Russians not been there he would have been gone and whatever Iran was bringing even if it brought all of Iran was fruitless and couldn't have altered the occasion..

Iran has historically been bad at wars for whatever reason. They are good at diplomacy but not wars they have lost multiple times against smaller forces the upset was hardly surprising
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“Soleimani put the map of Syria on the table. The Russians were very alarmed, and felt matters were in steep decline and that there were real dangers to the regime

Khamenei also sent a senior envoy to Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin, another senior regional official said. “Putin told him ‘Okay we will intervene. Send Qassem Soleimani’. He went to explain the map of the theater.”

How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow
At a meeting in Moscow in July, a top Iranian general unfurled a map of Syria to explain to his Russian hosts how a series of defeats for President Bashar al-Assad could be turned into victory - with Russia's help.

www.reuters.com

The man himself contradicting you.. In a conventional sense they were beaten hence why Russia entered and bail them out and save remainin areas..

Taking crediting for America, SDF, Peshmerga work as entirely yours what a revision.. You didn't fight in the kurdish areas + it was the Americans bombing Mosul to the ground plus you didn't fight in Raqqa or in north syria nor in the Al-bab area.. You are claiming the joint work of USA, Russia, Turkey, SDF, Assad, PMU, HTS, Rebels as yours because they all fought them in a jointly matter from all angles

 

[Aramagedon]

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