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Story of Iranian tank crews in the Syrian civil war
Story of Iranian tank crews in the Syrian civil war
1/ Before the start of the civil war, the Syrian army had more than 4,500 main battle tanks of various models such as T-55, T-62 and T-72, which was considered the largest armored fleet in the Middle East and the sixth armored power in the world.
2/ At the beginning of the civil war in this country, the Syrian armored forces became the main arm of the Assad regime to suppress demonstrations and recapture the fallen cities and villages; Considering that the forces of the Free Syrian Army did not have ...
3/ enough anti-armor weapons at the beginning of the battle, they were only able to target armored vehicles with little protection such as BMPs.
Syrian tanks fearlessly entered the narrow streets and alleys and shot at the rebels.
Syrian tanks fearlessly entered the narrow streets and alleys and shot at the rebels.
4/ Gradually, some of the weapons depots of the Assad regime, including ATGMs fell into the hands of the rebels.
In 2012, the situation completely changed and hundreds of Syrian armored vehicles, including the main tanks of the battlefield, were targeted and destroyed by rebels.
In 2012, the situation completely changed and hundreds of Syrian armored vehicles, including the main tanks of the battlefield, were targeted and destroyed by rebels.
5/ Due to the inherent weakness of Russian tanks in terms of armor protection, a large number of Syrian tank crews were killed in these incidents; Also, a large part of the former armored personnel of the Syrian Army had also separated and joined the Free Army.
6/ Since the beginning of 2013, the armored unit of the Syrian army has suffered from a severe shortage of specialist personnel, and they asked for help from their ally and main supporter, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
7/ At that time, the political authorities of the Islamic Republic still hid the official presence of their military in Syria and only claimed the presence of Iranian advisers in Syria.
But the severe shortage of tank crews in the Syrian army ...
But the severe shortage of tank crews in the Syrian army ...
8/ and the critical conditions of the battlefield for them caused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to send dozens of its armored crews to Syria.
9/Most of the tank crews and special armour repair forces were sent from the 4 main armored units of the IRGC:
The 20th Brigade of Ramadan in the south of Tehran
21st Armored Brigade of Neyshabur
7th Armored Division of Khuzestan
8th Armored Division of Najaf (Isfahan province)
The 20th Brigade of Ramadan in the south of Tehran
21st Armored Brigade of Neyshabur
7th Armored Division of Khuzestan
8th Armored Division of Najaf (Isfahan province)
10/ The use of Iranian tank crews in Syrian tanks (mainly T72) would soon begin.
In June 2013, various Syrian opposition groups (such as Jaish al-Islam, Faylaq al-Rahman, etc) started an operation called "Battle of Al-Furqan" in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus.
In June 2013, various Syrian opposition groups (such as Jaish al-Islam, Faylaq al-Rahman, etc) started an operation called "Battle of Al-Furqan" in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus.
11/ This was the first combat experience of the Iranian tank crew in the Syrian war, which brought a bitter end.
In one of the most unique videos of the war a Syrian T72 tank with Iranian crew was targeted by a Konkurs ATGM causing a catastrophic ammunition detonation.
In one of the most unique videos of the war a Syrian T72 tank with Iranian crew was targeted by a Konkurs ATGM causing a catastrophic ammunition detonation.
12/ All three Iranian crew were killed and almost nothing remained of their bodies. Their names:
Mahdi Khorasani
Amir Kazemzadeh
Ali Asghar Shanaei
They were from the 20th Armored Brigade of Ramadan.
Mahdi Khorasani
Amir Kazemzadeh
Ali Asghar Shanaei
They were from the 20th Armored Brigade of Ramadan.
13/ In October 2014, during the "Battle of Handarat" in the north of Aleppo, one of the most famous Iranian tank crew was killed; Jabbar Drisawi, one of the commanders of the 7th Armored Division of Khuzestan (Vali Asr), who completed the T72 tank specialized course in Russia ...
14/ in 1993 and then became one of the founders of the first armored units of the IRGC.
On October 10, 2015, another member of the 7th Armored Division of Khuzestan was killed in Palmyra; "Karim Asl Ghwabash" who was sent to Syria as a tank repair specialist, was killed
On October 10, 2015, another member of the 7th Armored Division of Khuzestan was killed in Palmyra; "Karim Asl Ghwabash" who was sent to Syria as a tank repair specialist, was killed
15/ by an anti-armor missile fired by Isis forces while carrying out repairs on a Syrian tank less than 1 month after arriving in Syria.
16/ On November 2, 2015, at the height of the battle in the south of Aleppo, Mohammad Hossein Azizabadi from the tank crew of the 21st Armored Brigade of Neyshabour was killed by an ATGM fired by Syrian rebels.
16/ On November 2, 2015, at the height of the battle in the south of Aleppo, Mohammad Hossein Azizabadi from the tank crew of the 21st Armored Brigade of Neyshabour was killed by an ATGM fired by Syrian rebels.
17/ On November 5, 2015, in the great battle south of Aleppo, Musa Jamshidian of the 8th Armored Division of Najaf was hit by a Tau missile and killed while standing next to her T72 tank.
18/ Komeil Ghorbani of the 8th Armored Division of Najaf (Isfahan) was killed on December 16, 2015, shortly after the Great Battle of Khan Tuman, due to an unknown cause.
19/ On February 3, 2016, the 21st Armored Brigade of Neyshabur lost its commander; General Mohsen Qajarian along with another Iranian tank crew named Ahmad Rezaei were killed by a Tow missile while they were standing next to their tank in the battle to break the siege of ...
20/ Nubl and Al-Zahra in N Aleppo.
On June 9, 2016, another commander of the 21st Brigade of Neyshabur was killed; Seyed Ali Mansouri.
Shortly after the recapture of the cities of Khan Tuman and Al-Ais in the south of Aleppo by the Syrian opposition, the forces of the
On June 9, 2016, another commander of the 21st Brigade of Neyshabur was killed; Seyed Ali Mansouri.
Shortly after the recapture of the cities of Khan Tuman and Al-Ais in the south of Aleppo by the Syrian opposition, the forces of the
21/ "Axis of resistance" were trying to counterattack and recapture these areas, Seyyed Ali Mansouri's T-72 tank was targeted by a Tow missile and he was killed.
22/ And here the last one ...
Jan Mohammad Alipour, one of the senior commanders of the 7th Armored Division of Khuzestan; with a history of participating in the 8-year Iran-Iraq war; He was present in the big operation "Karbala 5" in 1986 and was injured by
Jan Mohammad Alipour, one of the senior commanders of the 7th Armored Division of Khuzestan; with a history of participating in the 8-year Iran-Iraq war; He was present in the big operation "Karbala 5" in 1986 and was injured by
23/ the kinetic energy projectile of the Iraqi tank on his tank.
After entering Syria, he took responsibility for training the tank crew of the Fatemiyoun group (Afghan Shiites supported by Iran) and a part of the Syrian national defense forces ...
After entering Syria, he took responsibility for training the tank crew of the Fatemiyoun group (Afghan Shiites supported by Iran) and a part of the Syrian national defense forces ...
24/ On August 4, 2017, while patrolling in the east of Palmyra, he was ambushed by ISIS forces and killed.
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