Saturday, August 23, 2014

Are we about to see Iranian M60 MBT's battling ISIS M1 Abrams?

Thanks to USS Helm for the link!


via uskowioniran.com
Claimed movement of Iranian NEZAJA M60 type main battle tanks aboard tank trasporters at Iraqi Diyala / Iranian Kermanshah border (originally tweeted by @mehdilashkari), during Peshmerga offensive operations to capture Jalawla from Islamic State fighters.
Jalawa located approximately 30 km from the Iranian border.
Reportedly, American tactical airpower conducting CAS missions in support of Kurdish Peshmerga operation.
This should be interesting.

IF ISIS has even a basic understanding of how to operate M1 Abrams MBT's....and IF the Iranians are actually going to cross the border to bolster the Iraqi govt (we shouldn't be surprised...they've had advisers in country for more than a minute now..)...

Then we could be looking at a terrorist organization fighting a state sponsor of terrorism (nothing new, its happened before but its always amusing)!

Pass the fucking popcorn.  It never gets better than an enemy killing an enemy!