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  Soviet Union Akm rifle fullstock.jpg Captured from Syrian and Iraqi Army
AK-47 Selective fire Assault Rifle 30,000+[1]  Soviet Union AK47.jpg Most commonly used
Type 56 assault rifle Assault Rifle  China Norinco type 56.jpg Captured from Syrian Army
Zastava M70 Assault Rifle  Yugoslavia M70AB2.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army and Police
M16 rifle Assault Rifle 1000+[1]  United States M16a4lh6.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army & Police; manufactured by FN and Colt
[2]
M4A1
SOPMOD (Limited)[3]
Carbine Rifle  United States M4A1 ACOG.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army & Police
H&K G36[3] Assault Rifle  Germany Domok g36.JPG
Steyr AUG Assault Rifle  Austria AUG A1 508mm 04.jpg

Sniper rifles[edit]

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Dragunov SVD Designated marksman rifle 3000+[1]  Soviet Union SVD Dragunov.jpg
PSL/FPK[4] Designated marksman rifle  Romania Psl sniper rifle.jpeg
M14 EBR (Limited) Designated marksman rifle  United States PEO M14 EBR.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army [5](8:40 mins) [6]
Mosin Nagant Sniper rifle  Soviet Union Mosin pu hungarian M52.jpg Equipped with PU, PE, and modified PSO-1 scopes [7][8]
KSVK 12.7 Anti-materiel rifle  Russia KSVK1.jpg
M99 Anti-materiel rifle [1]  People's Republic of China

Machine guns[edit]

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
RPD Light machine gun [1]  Soviet Union LMG-RPD-44.jpg
RPK Light machine gun [1]  Soviet Union Machine Gun RPK.jpg
PKM Squad automatic weapon [1]  Soviet Union 7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012.JPG Most common belt-fed machine gun used
M249 light machine gun[9] Squad automatic weapon  United States PEO M249 Para ACOG.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army & Police
FN Minimi Light machine gun  Belgium M249 FN MINIMI DA-SC-85-11586 c1.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army & Police
PKP Pecheneg Light machine gun  Russia PKP Pecheneg Conscript day in Moscow 2011.jpg Mostly from black markets or Chechen separatists.
NSV machine gun Heavy machine gun [1]  Soviet Union 12,7 NSV Turku 3.JPG
DShK Heavy machine gun [1]  Soviet Union Doushka desert.jpg

Pistols[edit]

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Beretta 92 Semi-automatic pistol  Italy Beretta 92 FS.gif Captured from Iraqi Army & Police
Glock 17 Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Glock17.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army & Police
HS2000 Semi-automatic pistol  Croatia Pištolj HS 2000.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army & Police [2]
Makarov PM Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union 9-мм пистолет Макарова с патронами.jpg
Browning Hi-Power[2] Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium Browning HP West German Police.jpg

Explosives, anti-tank weapons, and anti-aircraft launchers[edit]

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
IED Improvised explosive device Islamic State IED Baghdad from munitions.jpg Most commonly used
M62 grenade Hand grenade  United States
M-67Grenade.jpg
Multiple caches[10]
Milkor MGL Grenade launcher  South Africa Milkor GL.jpg
RPG-7 Rocket propelled grenade launcher  Soviet Union RPG-7 detached.jpg Commonly used
M40 recoilless rifle Recoilless rifle  United States Recoilless-rifle-beyt-hatotchan-1.jpg Possibly rarely used
M79 Osa[11] Anti-tank rocket launcher  Yugoslavia M79-OSA.jpg
FN-6[12] MANPADS  China Reportedly used in 3 October 2014 in Baiji to shoot down an Iraqi Mi‑35M helicopter.[12]
FIM-92 Stinger[13] MANPADS  United States FIM-92 (JASDF).jpg Captured from Iraqi Army
SA-7 Grail[12] MANPADS  Soviet Union SA-7.jpg "limited, aging stock"
SA-16 Gimlet[13] MANPADS  Soviet Union IGLA-S MANPADS at IDELF-2008.jpg
SA-24 Grinch[13] MANPADS  Soviet Union IGLA-S MANPADS at IDELF-2008.jpg
BGM-71 TOW[14] Wire-guided anti-tank missile  United States Hires 090509-A-4842R-001a.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army
MILAN Wire-guided anti-tank missile  France MILAN-VBLB.jpg
HJ-8 Wire-guided anti-tank missile  China BaktarShikan3.JPG
9M133 Kornet Wire-guided anti-tank missile  Russia 9M133 Kornet.JPG

Towed arms[edit]

Towed artillery[edit]

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
M198 Howitzer Towed howitzer Up to 52[15]  United States U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf War (1991) 001.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army
ZU-23-2[16] Towed Anti-Aircraft Twin Autocannon  Soviet Union Zu-23 30 M1-3 - InnovationDay2013part1-40.jpg
AZP S-60[13] Anti-Aircraft Gun  Soviet Union S-60-57mm-hatzerim-1.jpg
Type 59-1[16] Field gun  Soviet Union Iraqi Type 59 130 mm field gun.JPEG
122-mm howitzer D-30[16] Field gun  Soviet Union Хаубица Д-30 122мм.jpg
BM-14 Multiple Rocket Launcher  Soviet Union 16-tube multiple launch rocket.JPG 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  United Arab Emirates Lebanese airborne nimr4x4.png Captured from the Libyan National Army in takeover of Derna
HMMWV Light Utility Vehicle 2300+[17][18][19][20][21]  United States US Navy 060322-N-5438H-018 U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the Bravo Battery 3rd Battalion 320th Field Artillery Regiment along with Iraq Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion 1st Brigade 4th Division perform a routine patrol.jpg Many captured from Iraqi Army
Ain Jaria-1 Infantry Mobility Vehicle dozens  Poland Dzik APC transports Iraqi army soldiers.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army
Cougar MRAP Light Utility Vehicle unknown United StatesUnited States 070225-M-4393H-041.jpg Captured from Iraqi Army
Technicals improvised fighting vehicles varies ISIL Ali Hassan al-Jaber Brigade.jpg
M939 Truck 6×6 truck unknown United StatesUnited States US Marine Corps 030224-M-XT622-034 USMC M923 (6X6) 5-ton cargo truck heads a convoy departing Camp Matilda, Kuwait crop.jpg Capture in Camp Saqlawiyah and Camp Speicher
Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement 6×6 truck 300+ United StatesUnited States MTVR.jpg 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  Soviet Union BRDM 2.jpg Captured from the Syrian Army
BMP-1 Armored personnel carrier 20[16]  Soviet Union Bmp-1-DMSC9112086 JPG.jpg Captured from the armies of Iraq and Syria
MT-LB[22]
Armored personnel carrier ~50  Soviet Union Amna Sur 02.JPG
MRAP Armored personnel carrier 13[16]  United States Caimanrollover.JPG Captured from the Iraqi Army and Police
M1117 Armored Security Vehicle Armored personnel carrier 47[16]  United States M1117 Armored Security Vehicle.jpg Captured from the Iraqi Army and Police
M113 APC Armored personnel carrier unknown number  United States US M113 in Samarra Iraq.jpg Captured from the Iraqi Army[23]
T-55/55MV/AM/AMV Main battle tank 30+[23][24]  Soviet Union T-55 4.jpg Captured from the Iraqi Army and Libyan militias
T-62M/K Main battle tank 100+  Soviet Union T-62 BRL.jpg
T-72/72M/A/AV /TURMS-T/M1 TURMS-T Main battle tank 5 to 10[23]  Soviet Union T-72 NPA.JPG
M1A1M Abrams Main battle tank 1-2 (rumored)[23]  United States M1 Abrams tanks in Iraqi service, Jan. 2011.jpg Captured from the Iraqi Army[23]

Artillery[edit]

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery 3 (est.)[16]  Soviet Union M1974-sp-howitzer-19910304.jpg Captured from the Syrian army
ZSU-23-4 Shilka[13] Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun small numbers  Soviet Union ZSU-23-4-Camp-Pendleton.jpg Captured from Syrian army
BM-21 Grad[16] Multiple Rocket Launcher  Soviet Union BM 21.JPG
Scud Tactical ballistic missiles 1  Soviet Union
SCUD 2.JPG
Unknown number of captured Iraqi Scuds

Aircraft[edit]

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
MiG-21 Fighter Aircraft 1[25][26]  Soviet Union MiG-21PFM-Egypt-1982.jpg 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]  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 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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