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List of military equipment used by Syrian Democratic Forces

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List of military equipment used by Syrian Democratic Forces in the Syrian Civil War. This list does not include equipment used by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Syrian opposition.

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The YPG and overall SDF have largely acquired their weaponry from local sources. With small arms being seized from Syrian Army weapons depots or as the result of clashes with other factions. During the war against Islamist groups and the Islamic State, the SDF captured weapons and vehicles which came from other countries, primarily Iraq. Weapons transfers have also taken place between the Syrian Government and the YPG on a small scale, such as at Tel Rifaat. The YPG has received weapons and equipment from the United States in the form of small arms, ammunition, armored vehicles, and medical support, with a large boost delivered for the Raqqa offensive.[1]

Equipment

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Small arms

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Name Country of origin (manufacturer) Type Number Caliber Notes
Makarov pistol  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol Thousands 9×18mm
Browning Hi-Power  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol Thousands[citation needed] 9×19mm
Glock  Austria Semi-automatic pistol ? 9×19mm
Beretta M12  Italy Submachine gun Thousands[citation needed] 9×19mm
HK MP5  West Germany Submachine gun ? 9×19mm
M4 carbine  United States Carbine Thousands[2] 5.56×45mm
M16 rifle  United States Assault rifle Thousands[citation needed] 5.56×45mm
NEA PDW-CCS 7.5  Canada Carbine ? 5.56x45mm
FN FAL  Belgium Battle rifle ? 7.62×51mm
Steyr AUG  Austria Bullpup assault rifle ? 5.56×45mm
Steyr HS .50  Austria Anti-materiel sniper rifle ? 12.7×99mm
Zagros Rifle[3]  Rojava Anti-materiel rifle Hundreds 12.7×108mm Self made anti-materiel rifle
Zijiang M99  China Anti-materiel rifle ? 12.7×108mm
AK-47  Soviet Union Assault rifle Tens of thousands 7.62×39mm
AKM  Soviet Union Assault rifle Tens of thousands 7.62×39mm
AKS-74U  Soviet Union Carbine ? 5.45×39mm
AK-74  Soviet Union Assault rifle ? 5.45×39mm
AK-74M  Russia Assault rifle ? 5.45×39mm
AK-103  Russia Assault rifle ? 7.62×39mm
AK-104  Russia Assault rifle ? 7.62×39mm
Type 56  China Assault rifle Tens of thousands[citation needed] 7.62×39mm
Type 88  North Korea Assault rifle ? 5.45×39mm
PM md. 63/65 Romania Socialist Republic of Romania Assault rifle Tens of thousands[citation needed] 7.62×39mm
MPi-KM  East Germany Assault rifle Tens of thousands[citation needed] 7.62×39mm
AK-63  Hungarian People's Republic Assault rifle Tens of thousands[citation needed] 7.62×39mm
AMD 65  Hungarian People's Republic Assault rifle Tens of thousands[citation needed] 7.62×39mm
Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal  Poland Assault rifle ? 5.45×39mm
Blaser R93 Tactical  Germany Sniper rifle ? 7.62×51mm
Dragunov sniper rifle  Soviet Union Designated marksman rifle ? 7.62×54mmR
PSL (rifle) Romania Socialist Republic of Romania Designated marksman rifle ? 7.62×54mmR
Tabuk Sniper Rifle  Ba'athist Iraq Designated marksman rifle ? 7.62×39mm
Mosin–Nagant  Russian Empire Bolt-action rifle ? 7.62×54mmR
Rheinmetall MG 3  West Germany General-purpose machine gun ? 7.62×51mm
FN MAG  Belgium General-purpose machine gun ? 7.62×51mm
M249  United States Light machine gun ? 5.56×45mm
RPK  Soviet Union Light machine gun ? 7.62×39mm
Ultimax 100  Singapore Light machine gun ? 5.56×45mm
Zastava M72  Yugoslavia Light machine gun ? 7.62×39mm
PK machine gun  Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun Hundreds 7.62×54mmR
Zastava M84  Yugoslavia General-purpose machine gun Hundreds 7.62×54mmR
M2 Browning  United States Heavy machine gun ? 12.7×99mm
M1919 Browning machine gun  United States Medium machine gun ? 7.62×51mm
DShK  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun Hundreds 12.7×108mm
KPV heavy machine gun  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun Hundreds 14.5×114mm

Anti-tank

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Name Country of origin Type Number Caliber Notes
RPG-7  Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade Thousands 40mm YPG's RPG are supposed to be of this type
Type 69 RPG  China Rocket-propelled grenade Thousands 40mm
M79 Osa  Yugoslavia Anti-tank rocket launcher Few 90mm
Mk 19  United States Automatic grenade launcher ? 40×53mm
RBG-6  Croatia Grenade launcher ? 40×46mm
GP-25  Soviet Union Grenade launcher ? 40 mm
9K111 Fagot  Soviet Union Anti-tank missile ? 120mm
9M113 Konkurs  Soviet Union Anti-tank missile ? 115mm
9K115-2 Metis-M  Russia Anti-tank missile ? 130mm
M136  United States
 Sweden
Anti-tank missile ? 84mm
BGM-71  United States Anti-tank missile ? 127mm
SPG-9  Soviet Union Recoilless rifle ? 73mm
IED  Rojava Improvised explosive device ? N/a

Artillery

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Name Country of origin Type Number Caliber Notes
122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19)  Soviet Union Field gun 3 122mm
Hell Cannon Syria Syria Improvised artillery 10 Various Captured from Free Syrian Army

Armored vehicles

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Photo Name Country of origin Type Number Notes
T-72  Soviet Union Main battle tank 4
T-62  Soviet Union Main battle tank 4 Captured from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Tabqa and Al-Hasakah Governorate. At least one is operable.
T-55  Soviet Union Main battle tank 10 Captured from the Menagh Military Airbase as well as from various battles with ISIS.
BRDM-2  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 5
M1117 Armored Security Vehicle  United States Armoured personnel carrier 3
BMP-1  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 10
MT-LB  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 7 Captured from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Originally from Iraq.
BTR-60  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 2
BM-21 Grad  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 2
Type 63 multiple rocket launcher  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 6
ZSU-23-4 Shilka  Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 1[4] Captured from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at the Tishrin Damn
BAE Caiman  United States MRAP 2
Lenco BearCat  United States MRAP 10 Supplied by the Coalition. Mostly used for internal security.
International MaxxPro  United States MRAP 10 Supplied by the Coalition.
Humvee  United States Military light utility vehicle 120 20+ received as aid in November 2017. Others captured from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, whom likely captured from Iraqi military forces donated by the United States when they left Iraq.

Utility vehicles

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All are pickup trucks which were either modified to hold weapons, or are used to transport troops to battlefields.

Photo Name Country of origin Type Number Notes
Toyota Hilux  Japan Improvised fighting vehicle, technical 1000+
Toyota Land Cruiser  Japan Improvised fighting vehicle, technical 1000+ Most typically the 70 series family which replaced the 40 series in 1984
Safir  Iran Military light utility vehicle 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "U.S. starts providing weapons to Syrian Kurds". Reuters. May 30, 2017 – via www.reuters.com.
  2. ^ "Now That ISIS Is Routed, What Happens To All The Weapons The US Gave Syrian Fighters?". 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  3. ^ "Kurdish Zagros Gen 2 – The Firearm Blog". 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  4. ^ "The Assault On Raqqa, the Daesh Capital". NEWSREP. 25 May 2016.