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Originally Posted by blankall
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.
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They have acquired T-55 and T-72 tanks, with estimates of having 30 and 5-10 respectively, numerous humvees, M198 and Type 59-1 artillery, heavy machine guns and more RPK's, RPG's and M79 rocket launchers than you can shake a stick at. They are more than well armed and are gobbling up infrastructure and heavy weapons as they run over Iraq.
Having said that I think Iran would be more than capable of defending their borders against ISIS.