tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post342780104204935030..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Iran military-related developments in IraqNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-90360709686419506472014-06-14T07:14:30.147-04:002014-06-14T07:14:30.147-04:00Iran's Army and IRGC are already heavily relyi...Iran's Army and IRGC are already heavily relying on UAVs for intelligence gathering on ISIL's movements and advancements in the area, especially around Bagdad and Samara but also Iraqi Kurdistan. IRIAF F-4Es have got permission from Iraqi government to fly intelligence only flights over certain areas of border area inside Iraq to spot potential leaks of ISIL forces into Iran. IRGC AF and also IRI AA have moved fixed wing units close to the Iran-Iraq border. Iran's intention is to quickly create a security buffer zone of 50 kms inside Iraq for quick deployment of combat ready units in the sensitive areas. This requires intelligence and surveillance buffer zone between 0-80 kms inside Iraq both on the ground but also in the air, and currently that is the main focus. <br /><br />IRIGC QF has been directed by top leadership in Iran to both make a quick assessment of the situation on the ground in Iraq sensitive areas close to ISIL advancements but also the reason to the enormous success of ISIL which has been a surprise to people in Iran. IRGC QF intelligence will directly report to Supreme Leader and there is a fear that elements inside Iraqi Army have been but also are collaborating with ISIL. In Iran the assessment is that this is very much an intelligence failure as a military failure, as such it is important to understand why the Iraqi elements but also Iranian units in Iraq failed on predicting the situation until it was too late. One potential theory is that some Iraqi Sunnis inside current government have provided disinformation to Iraqi elements close to Iranians in order to keep Iranians in dark that the security situation is in good shape in Iraq. This means Iran's covert agents inside Iraqi government (and not only overt supporters) are already known to the Sunnis as all intelligence reports to Iran have been indicating a stable situation. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com