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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Sources

The YPG has received weapons and equipment from the United States for the Raqqa offensive.[1]

Equipment

Small arms
Name Country of origin (manufacturer) Type Number Caliber Notes
Makarov pistol Soviet UnionPistolThousands9×18mm
Browning Hi-Power BelgiumPistolThousands9×19mm
Glock AustriaPistol?9×19mm
Beretta M12 ItalySubmachine gunThousands9×19mm
MP5 GermanySubmachine gun?9×19mm
M4 carbine United States
 Malaysia		Assault rifleThousands5.56×45mm
M16 rifle United StatesAssault rifleThousands5.56×45mm
NEA PDW-CCS 7.5 CanadaCarbine?5.56x45mm
FN FAL BelgiumBattle rifle?7.62×51mm
Steyr AUG Austria
 Malaysia		Bullpup assault rifle?5.56×45mm
Steyr HS .50 AustriaAnti-materiel sniper rifle?12.7×99mm
Zagros Rifle[2] RojavaAnti-materiel rifleHundreds12.7×108mmSelf made anti-materiel rifle
Zijiang M99 ChinaAnti-materiel rifle?12.7×108mm
AK-47 Soviet UnionAssault rifleTens of thousands7.62×39mm
AKM Soviet UnionAssault rifleTens of thousands7.62×39mm
AKS-74U Soviet UnionCarbine?5.45×39mm
AK-74 Soviet UnionAssault rifle?5.45×39mm
AK-74M RussiaAssault rifle?5.45×39mm
AK-103 RussiaAssault rifle?5.45×39mm
AK-104 RussiaAssault rifle?7.62×39mm
Type 56 ChinaAssault rifleTens of thousands7.62×39mm
Type 88 North KoreaAssault rifle?5.45×39mm
PM md. 63/65 Socialist Republic of RomaniaAssault rifleTens of thousands7.62×39mm
MPi-KM East GermanyAssault rifleTens of thousands7.62×39mm
AK-63 HungaryAssault rifleTens of thousands7.62×39mm
AMD 65 HungaryAssault rifleTens of thousands7.62×39mm
Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal PolandAssault rifle?5.45×39mm
Blaser R93 Tactical GermanySniper rifle?7.62×51mm
Dragunov sniper rifle Soviet UnionSniper rifle?7.62×54mmR
PSL (rifle) Socialist Republic of RomaniaSniper rifle?7.62×54mmR
Tabuk Sniper Rifle IraqSniper rifle?7.62×39mm
Mosin–Nagant Soviet UnionRifle?7.62×54mmR
Rheinmetall MG 3 GermanyGeneral-purpose machine gunFew7.62×51mm
FN MAG BelgiumGeneral-purpose machine gunFew7.62×51mm
M249 United StatesLight machine gun?5.56×45mm
RPK Soviet UnionLight machine gun?7.62×39mm
Ultimax 100 SingaporeLight machine gun?5.56×45mm
Zastava M72 YugoslaviaLight machine gun?7.62×39mm
PK machine gun Soviet UnionGeneral-purpose machine gunHundreds7.62×54mmR
Zastava M84 YugoslaviaGeneral-purpose machine gunHundreds7.62×54mmR
M2 Browning United StatesHeavy machine gun?12.7×99mm
M1919 Browning machine gun United StatesMedium machine gun?7.62×51mm
DShK Soviet UnionHeavy machine gunHundreds12.7×108mm
KPV heavy machine gun Soviet UnionHeavy machine gunHundreds14.5×114mm

Anti-tank
Name Country of origin Type Number Caliber Notes
RPG-7 Soviet UnionRocket-propelled grenadeThousands40mmYPG's RPG are supposed to be of this type
Type 69 RPG ChinaRocket-propelled grenadeThousands40mm
M79 Osa YugoslaviaAnti-tank weaponFew90mm
Mk 19 United StatesGrenade launcher?40×53mm
RBG-6 CroatiaGrenade launcher?40×46mm
GP-25 RussiaGrenade launcher?40 mm
MILAN FranceAnti-tank missile?115mm
BGM-71 TOW United StatesAnti-tank missile?152mm
AT-4 Spigot Soviet UnionAnti-tank missile?120mm
AT-5 spandrel RussiaAnti-tank missile?115mm
AT-13 Saxhorn-2 RussiaAnti-tank missile?130mm
SPG-9 Soviet UnionRecoilless rifle?73mm
IED RojavaImprovised explosive device?N/a

Artillery
Name Country of origin Type Number Caliber Notes
82-BM-37 Soviet UnionMortar1282mmCaptured, SAA had 200
M1938 mortar Soviet UnionMortar12120mmCaptured, SAA had 300
120-PM-43 mortar Soviet UnionMortar12120mmCaptured, SAA had 400
Improvised mortars SyriaImprovised mortarsSeveralVariousCaptured from Syrian Opposition
Hell Cannon SyriaImprovised mortarsSeveralVariousCaptured from Free Syrian Army

Armored vehicles
Photo Name Country of origin Type # in Afrin # in East Rojava Notes
T-72[3] Soviet UnionMain battle tank20At least 1 used in the Northern Aleppo offensive (2016), 1 destroyed by the Falcons of Mount Zawiya Brigade All lost.
T-62 Soviet UnionMain battle tank02-4Captured from ISIL in Al-Hasakah Governorate. At least one is operable.
T-55 with 2*14.5MG[4] Soviet UnionMain battle tank01Well designed local variant with twin 14.5MG, used in eastern Syria
T-55 Soviet UnionMain battle tank06Captured from the Menagh Military Airbase as well as from various battles with ISIS.
MT-LB Soviet UnionArmoured personnel carrier04Captured from ISIL. Originally from Iraq.
BTR-60 Soviet UnionArmoured personnel carrier01+
IAG Guardian United StatesArmoured personnel carrier0DozensSupplied by the Coalition.
ZSU-23-4 Shilka Soviet UnionSelf-propelled anti-aircraft gun01[5]Captured from ISIL at the Tishrin Damn
Lenco BearCat United StatesMRAP0DozensSupplied by the Coalition. Mostly used for internal security.
International MaxxPro United StatesMRAP0DozensSupplied by the Coalition.
ZIL Karatel RussiaMRAP??
Humvee United StatesArmoured car0Hundreds20+ received as aid in November 2017. Others captured from ISIL, 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 JapanImprovised fighting vehicle, technicalThousands
Safir IranTechnical Unknown

References
  1. "U.S. starts providing weapons to Syrian Kurds". May 30, 2017 – via www.reuters.com.
  2. "Kurdish Zagros Gen 2 – The Firearm Blog". 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  3. "Syria: Kurdish women fighters commandeer tank in battle over Menagh air base". IB Times. 11 February 2016.
  4. "YPG with IFV on T-55 chassis in Eastern Syria". Live UA Map. 6 March 2016.
  5. "The Assault On Raqqa, the Daesh Capital". NEWSREP. 25 May 2016.
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