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Title: DoD - Operation Dust Devil: Dureshi National Armed Forces Capability Assessment
Post by: 1LT J. N. Lee on August 27, 2025, 10:32:55 AM
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEFENSE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC
16 JULY 2025


(S) Operation Dust Devil: Dureshi National Armed Forces Capability Assessment


(U) Administrative

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(S) Introduction

(S) The purpose of this document is to familiarize US forces deployed within the Anizay Theater of Operations (ATO) with the Islamist Republic of Duresh (IRD), and the capabilities and equipment in use by their military, the Dureshi National Armed Forces (DNAF).

(S) Overview

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Fig. 1: Geographic Map of the IRD relative to Iraq and Iran

(CUI) The IRD is a sovereign nation in the Middle East, bordering Iraq to the West, the Caspian Sea to the North, and sharing frontiers with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey. A regional power with a complex political and religious structure, Duresh is widely regarded as a revisionist state that seeks to expand its influence across the Muslim world, particularly through support of ideological proxies.

(CUI) Government:

(CUI) The Supreme Leader holds ultimate authority over state policy, particularly in matters of defense, intelligence, and foreign affairs. The elected president handles day-to-day governance, though all candidates must be vetted by the Council of Guardians.

(CUI) Geography:

(CUI) Population:

(CUI) Economy:

(CUI) The economy is heavily reliant on fossil fuel exports and state-run industries. Sanctions from Western countries have pushed Duresh toward a more self-sufficient, East-aligned trade network. Iranian and Turkish interests strongly influence both the industry and the economy of the country.

(CUI) Foreign Policy:

(CUI) IRD strategic doctrine of “Strategic Depth and Regional Guardianship” positions Duresh as the spiritual and security guarantor of Shi’a populations across the Middle East, especially in failed or fragile Sunni-majority states. Duresh claims its actions are defensive and preemptive, often citing protection of holy sites, humanitarian intervention, or counterterrorism as justification for regional operations.

(CUI) Declared Objectives:

(CUI) Rationale for Intervention in Iraq:

(S) Methods of Influence:

(CUI) Military:

(S) DNAF tactical doctrine emphasizes a strong offense above all, supported by heavy armor, mechanized infantry, and constant long/medium-range artillery barrages. While poorly equipped compared to their NATO counterparts, DNAF soldiers are very strongly ideologically aligned with the version of the Islamic faith led by the IRD's supreme leader, and are known to have near-fanatical morale. While their air force is even more lacking, their nuclear capability is more than a credible threat and deterrent against any would-be adversary. The DNAF, and the IRD at large, is considered a near-peer threat.

(S) Dureshi National Ground Forces

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Fig. 2: DNGF infantry next to a BTR-70 wreck

(S) As the main invading force into Iraq and the tip of the spear, the DNGF will be the largest threat against coalition troops currently deployed to the threatre of operations. While only the two most mobile and ready divisions have crossed the border thus far, it is only a matter of time before further follow-on forces also successfully cross the border, despite continuous Air Force and Navy strategic strikes.

(S) Armored Divisions:

(S) Mechanized Divisions:

(S) Artillery Brigades:

(S) Militant Factions

(S) Initial reports indicate that most, if not all, militant fighters were unaware of the Dureshi invasion until DNGF troops have crossed the border. The only exception is the leadership of the Lions of the Tigris, who have entirely been replaced with DNISFC operatives after a violent altercation with the previous leadership the night before the invasion took place. Confirmation of the event came a few hours after the invasion, when the new leadership of the Lions announced that the militant group would be standing aside for the "true freedom fighters" thanks to a "peaceful transfer of power the night previous".

(S) Front line coalition troops have reported fighting between DNGF troops and unidentifiable militant fighters along the border, who likely belong to militant cells of the remaining militant factions still present in Anizay, including the Al-Fulisan Brigade and Swords of Tarhid. These militant factions have also likely been infiltrated by DNISFC operatives, though orders to stand down seem to have not made their way down to the bottom of the chain or been ignored entirely by these cells. In either case, these militants were seen firing indiscriminately upon both BLUFOR and OPFOR alike, but were quickly dispatched after they were enveloped on both sides by BLUFOR and OPFOR respectively.

(S) Until positive contact can be made with these disconnected cells' leaders and confirmation can be had regarding their adversarial status, all militant factions are still designated as OPFOR. However, coalition troops must remain cognizant of possible "insubordinate" militant cells, who would be more willing to defect and align themselves with INDFOR/BLUFOR against the common threat of the invading Dureshi forces.


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