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List of military equipment used by Syrian Democratic Forces

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.

Sources edit

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 edit

Small arms edit

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   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   Hungary Assault rifle Tens of thousands[citation needed] 7.62×39mm
AMD 65   Hungary 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)   Socialist Republic of Romania Designated marksman rifle ? 7.62×54mmR
Tabuk Sniper Rifle   Iraq Designated marksman rifle ? 7.62×39mm
Mosin–Nagant   Soviet Union Bolt-action rifle ? 7.62×54mmR
Rheinmetall MG 3   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 edit

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   Russia Grenade launcher ? 40 mm
AT-4 Spigot   Soviet Union Anti-tank missile ? 120mm
AT-5 spandrel   Russia Anti-tank missile ? 115mm
AT-13 Saxhorn-2   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 edit

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

Armored vehicles edit

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 7 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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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.
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