Iran’s Land-Bridge Through Iraq Iraq’s Security Forces Were Built To Facilitate IRGC Hegemonic Goals
IRAN’S LAND-BRIDGE IS OPERATIONAL
Fish Khabur
Graphic created by Michael Pregent
Rabia UBCP
Mosul
The areas where this anti-IRGC Coalition can disrupt this land-bridge are in the Sunni Arab and Kurdish areas of Iraq – The issue: Iran is “The Strongest Tribe” right now and Sunni tribes are waiting for the US to counter what they believe we empowered: IRGC militias.
Bashmaq Tikrit al-Qaim
al-Tanf
Ramadi
al-Amarah
Iran will use al-Amarah and Basra corridors as their main entry points to transport equipment and supplies through Iraq to the al-Tanf, al-Qaim, Rabia border crossings with Syria; and Bashmaq for Raba and Fish Khabur
UBCP
Primary IRGC Land-bridge Secondary IRGC Land-bridge Unofficial Border Crossing Point
Basra
The Narrative
Fish Khabur
“Iran’s Land-bridge Doesn’t exist” DOD
Graphic created by Michael Pregent with data provided by ISW and NGA
The IRGC-QF has Freedom of Movement and a Permissive Environment in Iraq. Its proxies have primacy and control its FASTPASS to Syria
Rabia UBCP
“Iraq is no longer in the Iranian Sphere of Influence” DOD, DOS, NSC
Mosul
Bashmaq
“The Iraqi Military is a bulwark against what Iran wants to do in Iraq” NSC, DOD, DOS
This graphic shows integrated operations with IRGC-QF militias – they operate in the same battle space.
Tikrit al-Qaim
“Iran could not sustain a landbridge even if they had one” NSC “The Iraqi Security Forces are a non-sectarian national military force” DOD, DOS, NSC “The US Train and Equip Program is not being used by the IRGC-QF” DOS “PM Abadi is our guy in Baghdad.” DOD, DOS, NSC
al-Tanf
The Facts Today
Iran will sustain its land-bridge through IRGC tentacles in Iraq’s economic sectors
Ramadi
al-Amarah
The Iraqi Security Forces are 95% Shia and have laid waste to Sunni Iraq and moved on US Kurdish allies The Iraqi Ministry of Interior is controlled by IRGC-QF proxy – Badr
Basra
IRGC-QF militias are now legitimate forces in the ISF with access to US Funds and Equipment. Everything Soleimani has achieved and put in place in Iraq happened and is happening under PM Abadi.
IRAN’S LAND-BRIDGE IS OPERATIONAL
THE IRGC-QF AND ITS PROXIES HAVE PRIMACY, FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, AND A PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT Fish Khabur
Rabia UBCP
Graphic created by Michael Pregent with data provided by ISW and NGA
IRGC-QF Militias BADR AAH Kataib Hezbollah
al-Qaim
al-Tanf
Harakat al-Nujaba
Saraya al-Khurasani
Kataib Imam Ali
Imam Mohammed al- Jawad Brigade Imam Ali Combat Division
The IRGC-QF militias are now official ISF units – they have access to US Funds and Equipment. They are hijacking the US Train and Equip Program. The Peshmerga is no longer in the ISF. There are no Sunni Arab brigades, battalions, or companies left in the ISF. Iran’s IRGC-QF has effectively co-opted the MOD and MOI through its premier IRGC-QF proxy BADR – giving IRGC-QF militias primacy.
IRAN’S LAND-BRIDGE IS OPERATIONAL
Fish Khabur
Graphic created by Michael Pregent
Rabia UBCP
BADR KH/AAH
BADR KH/AAH
al-Qaim
al-Tanf
BADR KH/AAH
Bashmaq
BADR KH/AAH
BADR KH/AAH
BADR KH/AAH
BADR KH/AAH
The IRGC-QF militias are now official ISF units – they have access to US Funds and Equipment. They are hijacking the US Train and Equip Program. The Peshmerga is no longer in the ISF. There are no Sunni Arab brigades, battalions, or companies left in the ISF. Iran has effectively co-opted the MOD and MOI through Badr, and its militias have primacy.
IRAN’S LAND-BRIDGE IS OPERATIONAL Fish Khabur
BADR Fish Khabur KH/AAH
Graphic created by Michael Pregent with data provided by ISW and NGA
Rabia
Rabia UBCP
Mosul
BADR UBCP KH/AAH
Mosul
Bashmaq
BADR KH/AAH
Bashmaq
Tikrit al-Qaim
al-Qaim BADR KH/AAH
al-Tanf
al-Tanf
Ramadi
BADR KH/AAH
BADR KH/AAH
al-Amarah BADR KH/AAH
Basra BADR KH/AAH
The Narrative
IRGC-QF Militias Have Primacy in shared Battle-Space
“Iran’s Land-bridge Doesn’t exist” DOD
The Facts Today The IRGC-QF has Freedom of Movement and a Permissive Environment in Iraq. Its proxies have primacy and control its FASTPASS to Syria
“Iraq is no longer in the Iranian Sphere of Influence” DOD, DOS, NSC “The Iraqi Military is a bulwark against what Iran wants to do in Iraq” NSC, DOD, DOS
This graphic shows integrated operations with IRGC-QF militias – they operate in the same battle space.
“Iran could not sustain a landbridge even if they had one” NSC
Iran will sustain its land-bridge through IRGC tentacles in Iraq’s economic sectors
“The Iraqi Security Forces are a non-sectarian national military force” DOD, DOS, NSC
The Iraqi Security Forces are 95% Shia and have laid waste to Sunni Iraq and moved on US Kurdish allies.
“The US Train and Equip Program is not being used by the IRGC-QF” DOS “PM Abadi is our guy in Baghdad.” DOD, DOS, NSC
Graphic created by Michael Pregent with data provided by ISW and NGA
The Iraqi Ministry of Interior is controlled by IRGC-QF proxy – Badr IRGC-QF militias are now legitimate forces in the ISF with access to US Funds and Equipment. Everything Soleimani has achieved and put in place in Iraq happened and is happening under PM Abadi.
The Narrative
IRGC-QF Militias Have Primacy in shared Battle-Space
“Iran’s Land-bridge Doesn’t exist” DOD
The Facts Today The IRGC-QF has Freedom of Movement and a Permissive Environment in Iraq. Its proxies have primacy and control its FASTPASS to Syria
“Iraq is no longer in the Iranian Sphere of Influence” DOD, DOS, NSC “The Iraqi Military is a bulwark against what Iran wants to do in Iraq” NSC, DOD, DOS
This graphic shows integrated operations with IRGC-QF militias – they operate in the same battle space.
“Iran could not sustain a landbridge even if they had one” NSC
Iran will sustain its land-bridge through IRGC tentacles in Iraq’s economic sectors
“The Iraqi Security Forces are a non-sectarian national military force” DOD, DOS, NSC
The Iraqi Security Forces are 95% Shia and have laid waste to Sunni Iraq and moved on US Kurdish allies.
“The US Train and Equip Program is not being used by the IRGC-QF” DOS “PM Abadi is our guy in Baghdad.” DOD, DOS, NSC
Graphic created by Michael Pregent with data provided by ISW and NGA
The Iraqi Ministry of Interior is controlled by IRGC-QF proxy – Badr IRGC-QF militias are now legitimate forces in the ISF with access to US Funds and Equipment. Everything Soleimani has achieved and put in place in Iraq happened and is happening under PM Abadi.
IRAN’S LAND-BRIDGE IS OPERATIONAL
THE IRGC-QF AND ITS PROXIES HAVE PRIMACY, FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, AND A PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT Fish Khabur
Rabia
Graphic created by Michael Pregent with data provided by ISW and NGA
UBCP
IRGC-QF Militias BADR AAH Kataib Hezbollah
al-Qaim
Harakat al-Nujaba
Saraya al-Khurasani
al-Tanf
Kataib Imam Ali
Imam Mohammed al- Jawad Brigade Imam Ali Combat Division
Deconstruct away!