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List of military equipment of Islamic State

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This is a list of some of the military equipment[1] used by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). This list does not include equipment used by the Syrian Opposition.

Small arms

Assault and battle rifles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
AK-47,AKM
AK-63,AMD-65
Zastava M70
Type 56 assault rifle
MPi-KM
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965		 Selective fire assault rifle Unknown[2][unreliable source?]  Soviet Union
 China
 East Germany
 Hungary
 Romania
 Yugoslavia
 Iraq		 Commonly used.
Type 81 assault rifle Selective fire assault rifle  China
vz. 58[3] Selective fire assault rifle Small quantities  Czechoslovakia Likely captured from Iraqi stockpile.
SKS Semi automatic rifle

 Soviet Union

Captured in Syria and Iraq.
FB Tantal
FB Beryl		 Selective fire assault rifle  Poland
AK-74/AK-74M
AKS-74U		 Selective fire assault rifle  Russia Limited used.
Bushmaster XM-15 Assault Rifle  United States
M16 rifle Selective fire rifle. Single and three shot burst. Unknown[2][unreliable source?]  United States Captured from Iraqi Army and police.[4]
M4A1
(Limited)[5]		 Carbine rifle  United States Captured from Iraqi Army and police.
Norinco CQ[6] Assault rifle  People's Republic of China
FN FAL[6] Battle rifle  Belgium
Heckler and Koch G3[6] Battle rifle  West Germany
VHS-K2[7] Assault rifle  Croatia
StG 44
(Very Limited)[8]		 Assault rifle  Nazi Germany

Sniper rifles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Dragunov SVD Designated marksman rifle 3000+[2][unreliable source?]  Soviet Union
PSL/FPK[9] Designated marksman rifle Romania Socialist Republic of Romania
M14 EBR (Limited) Designated marksman rifle  United States Captured from Iraqi Army.[10] (8:40 mins)[11]
Mosin–Nagant Sniper rifle  Soviet Union Equipped with PU, PE, and modified PSO-1 scopes.[12][13]
M99 Anti-materiel rifle [2][unreliable source?]  People's Republic of China
M40A3 Sniper rifle  United States

Machine guns

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
M240 machine gun General-purpose machine gun  United States Captured from Iraqi Army.
RPD Light machine gun [2][unreliable source?]  Soviet Union
RPK Light machine gun [2][unreliable source?]  Soviet Union
Type 73 Light machine gun  Democratic People's Republic of Korea
PKM Squad automatic weapon [2][unreliable source?]  Soviet Union Most common belt-fed machine gun used.
M249 light machine gun[14] Squad automatic weapon  United States Captured from Iraqi Army and Police.
Type 80 General-purpose machine gun  People's Republic of China Captured from Syrian Army.
Rheinmetall MG3 General-purpose machine gun [15]  West Germany
NSV machine gun Heavy machine gun [2][unreliable source?]  Soviet Union
DShK Heavy machine gun [2][unreliable source?]  Soviet Union File:Doushka desert.jpg
M2 Browning[16] Heavy machine gun  United States Browning M2 "Ma Deuce" Captured from Iraqi Army.

Shotguns

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Benelli M3 Combat shotgun  Italy

Pistols

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Browning Hi-Power[4] Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
Glock 17[17] Semi-automatic pistol  Austria
Glock 19 Semi-automatic pistol (some converted to full-auto)[18]  Austria
Beretta M92[19] Semi-automatic pistol  Italy
HS2000[19] Semi-automatic pistol  Croatia
Walther P99[20] Semi-automatic pistol  Germany
Makarov pistol Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union
TT-33 Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union
Ruger P-Series Semi-automatic pistol  United States
P-08 Semi-automatic pistol  German Empire

Explosives, anti-tank weapons, grenade launchers, and anti-aircraft launchers

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
IED Improvised explosive device Large quantities Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Most commonly used.
M62 grenade Hand grenade  United States
Multiple caches.[21]
RGD-5 Hand grenade  Soviet Union frameless Captured from Iraqi and Syrian stockpiles.
F1 Hand grenade  Soviet Union Captured from Iraqi and Syrian stockpiles.
RPG-43 Anti-tank grenade  Soviet Union Captured from Syrian army stockpiles.
AGS-17 Automatic grenade launcher [2][unreliable source?]  Soviet Union
RPG-7 Rocket propelled grenade launcher Large quantities  Soviet Union Commonly used.
RPG-22 Rocket propelled grenade launcher  Soviet Union [2][unreliable source?]
RPG-29 Rocket propelled grenade launcher  Soviet Union [2][unreliable source?]
M79 Osa[22][23] Anti-tank rocket launcher  Yugoslavia
FN-6[24] MANPADS 1[25]  China File:FN-6 portable air defense missile weapon system MANPADS China Chinese army defense industry 640 002.jpg Reportedly used on October 3rd 2014 in Baiji to shoot down an Iraqi Mi‑35M helicopter.[24]


SA-7 Grail[24] MANPADS 8[25][26]  Soviet Union "Limited, aging stock."[26]
SA-16 Gimlet[27] MANPADS  Soviet Union
SA-24 Grinch[27] MANPADS  Soviet Union
MILAN[28] ATGM  France
BGM-71 TOW[29] Wire-guided anti-tank missile  United States Captured from FSA.
9K115-2 Metis-M Wire-guided anti-tank missile  Russia
9M133 Kornet[30] Wire-guided anti-tank missile  Russia
HJ-8[31][32] Wire-guided anti-tank missile  People's Republic of China
Hwaseong-Chong[25] MANPADS 1[25]  Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Type 91 surface-to-air missile MANPADS 1  Japan

Towed arms

Towed artillery

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
ZU-23-2[33] Towed anti-aircraft twin autocannon 83[25][26]  Soviet Union Usually mounted on technicals.[25]
AZP S-60[27] Anti-aircraft gun 21[25][26]  Soviet Union
85 mm divisional gun D-44[25] Field gun 1[25]  Soviet Union
122-mm howitzer D-30[33] Howitzer 2[26]  Soviet Union
122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)[25] Howitzer 2[25]  Soviet Union
D-74 122 mm field gun[25] Field gun 6[26]  Soviet Union
Type 59-1[33] Field gun 34[25]  Soviet Union
M198 howitzer Towed howitzer Up to 5[34]  United States Captured from Iraqi Army.
203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) Howitzer 1+  Soviet Union More than one captured in Dayr Hafir.
Ordnance QF 25-pounder Field cannon 1+  United Kingdom

Vehicles

Logistics and utility vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
HMMWV Light Utility Vehicle 2300+[35][36][37][38][39]  United States Many captured from Iraqi Army. Main vehicle used by ISIS in SVBIED operations.
Technicals Improvised fighting vehicles Varies from hundreds to thousands. ISIL Hundreds of variants exist, including SVBIED versions.
UAZ-469 Off-road military light utility vehicle 8[25][26]  Soviet Union Captured in Iraq.
Safir Off-road military light utility vehicle  Iran Captured from Hezbollah.
Ural-4320 6×6 off-road truck 50+[40][41]  Soviet Union Captured from Syrian Army.

Tanks and armored fighting vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
BMP-1 Armored personnel carrier 25[25]  Soviet Union Captured from the armies of Iraq, Syria, and other factions such as SDF and FSA. Some converted to SVBIED.
MT-LB[42]
 Armored personnel carrier unknown[26]  Soviet Union
BPM-97 Armored personnel carrier 1+[40][41]  Russia Captured from Syrian Army.
BRDM-2[25] Amphibious armored personnel carrier 6[25]  Soviet Union
MRAP Armored personnel carrier 13[33]  United States Captured from the Iraqi Army and Police.
M1117 Armored Security Vehicle Armored personnel carrier 17[26]  United States Captured from the Iraqi Army and Police.
M113 APC Armored personnel carrier ~52[26]  United States Captured from the Iraqi[43] and the Egyptian Army. Some converted to SVBIED.
T-62 Main battle tank 2-3  Soviet Union Possibly captured from Syrian Army, one destroyed near Kobani, another with reinforced turret knocked out near Ma'adan.
T-55/55MV/AM/AMV Main battle tank At least 83[25][26][44]  Soviet Union Captured from the Iraqi Army and Libyan militias. Many destroyed or captured.
T-72/72M/A/AV /TURMS-T/M1 TURMS-T Main battle tank 22[25][26]  Soviet Union Possibly captured from Syrian army.
Leopard 2 Main battle tank 1[45]-2[46]  Germany Leopard 2A4 version captured from Turkish Army in Syria. All tanks destroyed in airstrikes.

Self-Propelled Artillery

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery 3 or 4[25][33]  Soviet Union Captured from Syrian army.
ZSU-23-4 Shilka[27] Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 3[25]  Soviet Union Captured from Syrian army.
BM-21 Grad[33] Multiple rocket launcher 11[25]  Soviet Union

Aircraft

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
MiG-21M/MF/bis/UM/FL Fighter Aircraft Unknown (one operational in 2014)[25][26][47][48]  Soviet Union Originally three in operational condition. The Syrian Air Force claimed to have shot down two of them.[49] Other airframes are in various states of disrepair and some of them were being overhauled at the time of their capture.
MiG-23 Fighter/Fighter Bomber Unclear  Soviet Union Unknown number observed over Al Jarrah airfield.
L-39ZA Trainer/ground-attack aircraft 3 (2014)[25][50]  Czechoslovakia Originally four. Captured by Jaysh al-Islam at the Jirah airfield in February 2013. One was subsequently destroyed during a SAAF bombing.[51] Two were repaired to airworthiness and shown taxiing during a propaganda video released by Jaysh al-Islam.[52] Unknown fate after the airfield's capture by ISIL.[51]
Mohajer 4 Drone and other military drones Drone (UAV) 6+[53][54][55][56][57]  Iran Some were captured from the Syrian Army and Iran. ISIL demonstrated the use of a reconnaissance drone in "Clanking of the Swords IV" (June 2014) and in October 2014 over Kobanî in the John Cantlie video and the Tabqah Air Base video. The three drones in Syria were shot down over Kobanî by Kurdish forces defending the city,[58][59] and by the Syrian Army over an airbase.[57]
Improvised bombing and surveillance drones (mostly quadcopters)[60] Drone (UAV) 80+[60]  Islamic State Large numbers of originally civilian drones are used by ISIL, often heavily adapted to be used for bomb attacks, spy missions, propaganda, etc. These drones are mostly controlled by the Al Bara’ bin Malik Brigade, part of the aviation sector of the Islamic State’s Committee for Military Manufacturing and Development.[60]

Watercraft

ISIL has been using a mix of watercraft to transport fighters around the Tigris River and Euphrates River and has been referred to as their unofficial riverine navy.[61]

US forces have come across small watercraft that can ply rivers to carry troops, equipment and some cases as floating IED.[61]

  • barges for transport
  • skiffs
  • motorized vessels

Weapons production

IS has an indigenous weapons industry. Their workshops can produce identical copies of the RPG-7 and SPG-9. In addition, they have developed an indigenous rocket launcher, which comes in four varieties. Two variants fire PG-9 munitions at short and long range. A third fires PG-7V munitions and the fourth fires an unspecified thermobaric munition. They also produce grenades to be fired from the muzzle of an AK pattern rifle or dropped from a drone. They also produce mortars rounds and rockets.[62] [63]

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