6B-Adversaries: Southwest Asia (2001-)

This collection features weapons used in the Southwest Asia region during conflicts involving U.S. and Allied forces, particularly in the War on Terror, the invasion of Iraq, and the Syrian Civil War, during my service as a defense contractor.

TALIBAN
American forces clashed with lightly armed Taliban fighters during the invasion of Afghanistan and campaign to eliminate al-Qaeda. While the Taliban were primarily armed with small arms, RPGs, and mortars, these weapons posed a significant threat to U.S. aviation assets both in flight and on the ground.
- Fighters with RPGs/Small Arms (Taliban)
- BMP-2 (Taliban)

PAKISTAN
Although Pakistan was technically a U.S. ally, political relations have been tense. A direct conflict between U.S. forces and Pakistani interceptors was narrowly avoided during the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.
- F-16AM Fighting Falcon (Pakistan Air Force)

ISLAMIC STATE (DAESH)
Islamic State (ISIS/DAESH), a Salafi jihadist group founded in 1999, rose to prominence in 2014 by exploiting the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the Syrian Civil War. While ISIS was defeated in Iraq and Syria by 2019, remnants of the group still operate in regions like Libya and Somalia.
Aircraft
* L-39ZA Albatross (former Syrian)
* MiG-21bis Fishbed-L/N (former Syrian)
Anti-Aircraft
* AZP S-60 AAA (former Iraqi/Syrian)
• ZU-23-2 AAA (former Iraqi/Syrian)
Artillery
* D-44 Field Gun (former Syrian)
* D-74 Field Gun (former Syrian)
* M46 Field Gun (former Syrian)
• D-30 Howitzer (former Iraqi/Syrian)
* M1931 (B-4) Howitzer (former Syrian)
• M1939 (M-30) Howitzer (former Iraqi/Syrian)
* M198 Howitzer (former Iraqi)
Armor
• BMP-1 (former Iraqi/Syrian)
• M1A1 Abrams (former Iraqi)
* MRAP (former Iraqi)
• M113A3 (former Iraqi)
• T-55 (former Iraqi/Syrian)
• T-62 (former Iraqi/Syrian)
• T-72 (former Iraqi/Syrian)
Vehicles
- HMMVW (former Iraqi)
* Safir (former Hezbollah)
* Ural 4320 (former Syrian)
- Technicals (ISIS)

SYRIA
While the U.S. and Syria shared a goal of combating ISIS in Syria, the U.S. supported rebel factions opposed to the Syrian government, leading to hostile actions from Syrian forces.
* L-39ZA Albatross (Syrian Arab Air Force)
• Mi-17 Hip-H (Syrian Arab Air Force)
* MiG-21bis Fishbed-L/N (Syrian Arab Air Force)
• MiG-23MLD Flogger-K (Syrian Arab Air Force)
* MiG-25RB Foxbat-B (Syrian Arab Air Force)
* MiG-29SM Fulcrum-C (Syrian Arab Air Force)
- Su-22M3 Fitter-H (Syrian Arab Air Force)
• Su-24MK2 Fencer-D (Syrian Arab Air Force)
○ Mohajer-4 (Syrian Arab Air Force)
- 2S6M Tunguska (Syrian Air Defense Forces)
• S-200 (Syrian Air Defense Forces)

IRAN
Iran opposed ISIS and deployed forces to Iraq and Syria to combat the group. Iran has also been hostile to the U.S. and Israel, engaging in several incidents involving U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.
- F-4E Phantom II (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force)
- Su-25K Frogfoot (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force)
○ Shahed-129 (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force)
- Shahed-136 (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force)
○ Saegheh (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force)

* Wishlist
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