Military equipment of ISIL
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This is a list of some of the military equipment used by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Infantry weapons[edit]
Assault rifles[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKM | Assault Rifle | Captured from Syrian and Iraqi Army | |||
| AK-47 | Selective fire Assault Rifle | 30,000+[1] | Most commonly used |
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| Type 56 assault rifle | Assault Rifle | Captured from Syrian Army | |||
| Zastava M70 | Assault Rifle | Captured from Iraqi Army and Police | |||
| M16 rifle | Assault Rifle | 1000+[1] | Captured from Iraqi Army & Police; manufactured by FN and Colt [2] |
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| M4A1 SOPMOD (Limited)[3] |
Carbine Rifle | Captured from Iraqi Army & Police | |||
| H&K G36[3] | Assault Rifle | ||||
| Steyr AUG | Assault Rifle |
Sniper rifles[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragunov SVD | Designated marksman rifle | 3000+[1] | |||
| PSL/FPK[4] | Designated marksman rifle | ||||
| M14 EBR (Limited) | Designated marksman rifle | Captured from Iraqi Army [5](8:40 mins) [6] | |||
| Mosin Nagant | Sniper rifle | Equipped with PU, PE, and modified PSO-1 scopes [7][8] | |||
| KSVK 12.7 | Anti-materiel rifle | ||||
| M99 | Anti-materiel rifle | [1] |
Machine guns[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPD | Light machine gun | [1] | |||
| RPK | Light machine gun | [1] | |||
| PKM | Squad automatic weapon | [1] | Most common belt-fed machine gun used |
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| M249 light machine gun[9] | Squad automatic weapon | Captured from Iraqi Army & Police | |||
| FN Minimi | Light machine gun | Captured from Iraqi Army & Police | |||
| PKP Pecheneg | Light machine gun | Mostly from black markets or Chechen separatists. | |||
| NSV machine gun | Heavy machine gun | [1] | |||
| DShK | Heavy machine gun | [1] |
Pistols[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beretta 92 | Semi-automatic pistol | Captured from Iraqi Army & Police | |||
| Glock 17 | Semi-automatic pistol | Captured from Iraqi Army & Police | |||
| HS2000 | Semi-automatic pistol | Captured from Iraqi Army & Police [2] | |||
| Makarov PM | Semi-automatic pistol | ||||
| Browning Hi-Power[2] | Semi-automatic pistol |
Explosives, anti-tank weapons, and anti-aircraft launchers[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IED | Improvised explosive device | Most commonly used | |||
| M62 grenade | Hand grenade | Multiple caches[10] | |||
| Milkor MGL | Grenade launcher | ||||
| RPG-7 | Rocket propelled grenade launcher | Commonly used | |||
| M40 recoilless rifle | Recoilless rifle | Possibly rarely used | |||
| M79 Osa[11] | Anti-tank rocket launcher | ||||
| FN-6[12] | MANPADS | Reportedly used in 3 October 2014 in Baiji to shoot down an Iraqi Mi‑35M helicopter.[12] | |||
| FIM-92 Stinger[13] | MANPADS | Captured from Iraqi Army | |||
| SA-7 Grail[12] | MANPADS | "limited, aging stock" | |||
| SA-16 Gimlet[13] | MANPADS | ||||
| SA-24 Grinch[13] | MANPADS | ||||
| BGM-71 TOW[14] | Wire-guided anti-tank missile | Captured from Iraqi Army | |||
| MILAN | Wire-guided anti-tank missile | ||||
| HJ-8 | Wire-guided anti-tank missile | ||||
| 9M133 Kornet | Wire-guided anti-tank missile |
Towed arms[edit]
Towed artillery[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M198 Howitzer | Towed howitzer | Up to 52[15] | Captured from Iraqi Army | ||
| ZU-23-2[16] | Towed Anti-Aircraft Twin Autocannon | ||||
| AZP S-60[13] | Anti-Aircraft Gun | ||||
| Type 59-1[16] | Field gun | ||||
| 122-mm howitzer D-30[16] | Field gun | ||||
| BM-14 | Multiple Rocket Launcher | Captured from Syrian and Libyan National Army. |
Vehicles[edit]
Logistics and utility vehicles[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimr | Infantry Mobility Vehicle | small amount | Captured from the Libyan National Army in takeover of Derna | ||
| HMMWV | Light Utility Vehicle | 2300+[17][18][19][20][21] | Many captured from Iraqi Army |
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| Ain Jaria-1 | Infantry Mobility Vehicle | dozens | Captured from Iraqi Army |
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| Cougar MRAP | Light Utility Vehicle | unknown | Captured from Iraqi Army | ||
| Technicals | improvised fighting vehicles | varies | |||
| M939 Truck | 6×6 truck | unknown | Capture in Camp Saqlawiyah and Camp Speicher | ||
| Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement | 6×6 truck | 300+ | Captured during the Fall of Mosul. |
Tanks and armored fighting vehicles[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRDM-2 | Amphibious Armoured Scout Car | a few hundred | Captured from the Syrian Army | ||
| BMP-1 | Armored personnel carrier | 20[16] | Captured from the armies of Iraq and Syria | ||
| MT-LB[22] |
Armored personnel carrier | ~50 | |||
| MRAP | Armored personnel carrier | 13[16] | Captured from the Iraqi Army and Police | ||
| M1117 Armored Security Vehicle | Armored personnel carrier | 47[16] | Captured from the Iraqi Army and Police | ||
| M113 APC | Armored personnel carrier | unknown number | Captured from the Iraqi Army[23] | ||
| T-55/55MV/AM/AMV | Main battle tank | 30+[23][24] | Captured from the Iraqi Army and Libyan militias |
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| T-62M/K | Main battle tank | 100+ | |||
| T-72/72M/A/AV /TURMS-T/M1 TURMS-T | Main battle tank | 5 to 10[23] | |||
| M1A1M Abrams | Main battle tank | 1-2 (rumored)[23] | Captured from the Iraqi Army[23] |
Artillery[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2S1 Gvozdika | Self-propelled artillery | 3 (est.)[16] | Captured from the Syrian army | ||
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka[13] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | small numbers | Captured from Syrian army | ||
| BM-21 Grad[16] | Multiple Rocket Launcher | ||||
| Scud | Tactical ballistic missiles | 1 | Unknown number of captured Iraqi Scuds |
Aircraft[edit]
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiG-21 | Fighter Aircraft | 1[25][26] | Originally 3. The Syrian Air Force claimed to have shot down two of them.[27] | ||
| Mohajer 4 Drone and others | Drone (UAV) | 6+[28][29][30][31][32] | 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 also in the Tabqah Air Base video. The three Drones in Syria were shot down over Kobanî by Kurdish forces defending the city,[33][34] and by the Syrian Army over an airbase.[32] |
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c "ISLAMIC STATE WEAPONS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA" (PDF). Conflict Armament Research. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b "New video message from The Islamic State: "Messages from the Fortified Strongholds #4 – Wilāyat Kirkūk"". JIHADOLOGY. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "The Islamic State’s Dragunov sniper rifles, in photos". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "New video message from The Islamic State: "The Confirmed News of the Defiance of the Mujāhidīn – Wilāyat Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn" - JIHADOLOGY". JIHADOLOGY. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Islamic State launched attack near Amiriyat al Fallujah". Threat Matrix. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Islamic State kidnaps around 150 Assyrian Christians in Syria". Threat Matrix. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Islamic State advances near Kobane". Threat Matrix. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "al-Ḥayāt Media Center presents a new video message from The Islamic State: "Message to Our People in Kurdistān"". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Translation: Weapons and munitions dropped by American planes and landed in the areas controlled by the Islamic State". YouTube. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Jeremy Bender (8 July 2014). "As ISIS Routs The Iraqi Army, Here's A Look At What The Jihadists Have In Their Arsenal". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Kirk Semple And Eric Schmitt (26 October 2014). "Missiles of ISIS May Pose Peril for Aircrews in Iraq". New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "The Growing ISIS Arsenal, Pt. 2". therightplanet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Islamic State uses US-made anti-tank missile near Damascus". Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "ISIL captures 52 U.S. made howtizers". The Washington Times. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "As ISIS Continues To Gain Ground, Here's What The Militants Have In Their Arsenal". Business Insider. 2014-11-17.
- ^ "Iraq crisis: UN 'deplores' militants' capture of cities". 12 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "PM Says Iraq Lost 2,300 Humvee Armored Vehicles in Mosul". 31 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Isis declares caliphate in Iraq and Syria". 30 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Iraq crisis: Isis jihadists 'seize Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons stockpile' – live". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "ISIS Attack and capture US Humvees". 17 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "ISIS holds military parade in Mosul". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Isis's Weapon Inventory Grows". Daily Sabah. 7 August 2014.
- ^ "IS seizes Libya airbase after Misrata forces pull out". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "BBC News – Islamic State 'training pilots to fly fighter jets'". BBC News.
- ^ "Isis Syria News: Iraqi Pilots 'Training Isis Fighters' to Fly Captured Planes". International Business Times UK.
- ^ "Syria says shoots down two of three Islamic State jets". Reuters. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Now ISIS has drones?". CNN. 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Footage From an ISIS Drone". NYTimes.com – Video. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "In bizarre new video, Islamic State hostage gives tour of Kobane". Washington Post.
- ^ "ISIS: We Nabbed an Iranian Drone". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ a b Leith Fadel. "ISIS Drone Downed by the Syrian Army at Kuweires Airbase in Aleppo". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "تقدم حذر للوحدات الكردية، بعد انسحاب "الدولة الإسلامية" من سوق الهال وأجزاء واسعة من المربع الحكومي الأمني في عين العرب "كوباني"". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "YPG shoot down two exploration drones of the ISIS - FLASH - ANF". Retrieved 1 February 2015.