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

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

Small arms

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	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)	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

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

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

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

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

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

References

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

[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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