Also, if a country like Iran is going to get involved, it's for it's own selfish reasons and to extend their borders. ISIS really has no hope of taking on a country like Iran. ISIS has a small armed force of about 10k at most that is armed with almost entirely small arms. They've been as successful as they have because they are largely invading Sunni areas where many of the residents welcome them. The governments in Iraq, Syria, and Kurdistan are faltering, as they simply lack the resources and/or support from their own populations.
As soon as they reach Iran #####e population, which has its own experience in guerrilla warfare, it'd be game over. Compared to ISIS, Iran is an ultra modern and organized military with 100s of thousands of soldiers.
If Iran was planning on stepping it, it also would have made a lot more sense to do it while there still appeared to be hope of keeping their ally, Assad, in power. Don't see why they would randomly do it now. If anything I see them waiting until things have fallen apart and then setting up a puppet state in the South East of the country once ISIS and the Kurds officially split off.
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