List of equipment of the Syrian Army

This is an inventory of military equipment currently operated by the Syrian Arab Army. The organization and military doctrine of the former Ba'athist-led Syrian Arab Armed Forces were influenced by the doctrines of the Soviet Union, Syria's closest ally.[1] The Syrian Arab Army has traditionally relied on the Soviet Union and its successor the Russian Federation as its main supplier of military equipment. As a result of the Syrian civil war, many vehicles and much heavy equipment has been destroyed or captured, with some stores being partially replenished from Russian stocks.

Following the fall of the Assad regime, Israel launched several strikes on Syrian strategic bases, destroying up to 80% of the country's ammunition stocks as well as their navy, most of their air force and the majority of their strategic weapons stocks.[2][3] Restructuring of the Syrian military is currently ongoing with Turkish military assistance.

Protective gear and combat uniforms

Name Photo Origin Type Quantity Notes
EMR Desert  Russia Combat uniform N/A Standard issue.
MultiCam  United States Combat uniform N/A Standard issue.
Advanced Combat Helmet  United States Combat helmet N/A Iranian-made copy. Standard issue.[4]
FAST  United States Combat helmet N/A Standard issue. Used by security forces.[5]
Ruyin-5 Iran Body armor N/A Standard issue. Used by security forces.[6]
Ruyin-2 Iran Body armor N/A Used by security forces.[7]

Small arms

Pistols

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
Canik TP9 Turkey
Germany 		9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W
9×21mm IMI 		Donated by Turkey. Variant of the Walther P99.

Carbines

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
AKS-74U  Soviet Union 5.45×39mm M74 Seen in use by the Syrian Republican Guard during Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to Aleppo.[8]
SAR 56 Turkey Unknown Seen in use by security forces during a graduation ceremony.[9]
Steyr AUG Austria Unknown entered the country through Syrian opposition/rebel forces during the Civil War (primarily in the 2010s). Saudi Arabia purchased them via legal channels and diverted them to rebels through black-market or proxy routes.

Battle and semi-auto rifles

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
SKS  Soviet Union 7.62×39mm M43 Used for ceremonial purposes.[10]
Heckler & Koch G3  Germany 7.62×51mm NATO Donated by Turkey. Primarily used by security forces.

Assault rifles

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
AK-47[11]  Soviet Union 7.62×39mm M43/M67 Standard issue. Seen in use by security forces, alongside as a ceremonial weapon.
AKM

AKMS


 Soviet Union 7.62×39mm M43 Seen in use by security forces.[12]
AK-103  Russia 7.62×39mm M43
Kale KCR  Turkey 5.56×45 mm NATO
M4 carbine  United States 5.56×45 mm NATO Seen in use by security forces.

Sniper rifles

Name Photo Type Origin Cartridge Notes
PSL Marksman rifle Socialist Republic of Romania 7.62×54mmR
SVD (rifle) Soviet Union
ASVK Anti-material rifle Russia 12.7 × 108 mm Possibly in use by special forces.

Machine guns

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
Pecheneg machine gun[13][14]  Russia 7.62×54mmR Possibly seen in use by border patrol officers.[15]
PKM  Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR Seen in use by security forces.[16]

Anti-tank launchers

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade Soviet Union 40mm N/A Ammunition: PG-7V (85 mm) PG-7VL (93 mm) PG-7VR (64/105 mm) OG-7V (40 mm).

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Photo Quantity Origin Notes
T-55A/AM/AMV/M/MV[17] N/A  Soviet Union
T-62 N/A  Soviet Union Seen in use by the 56th Division.
T-72 N/A  Soviet Union Seen in use during the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Photo Quantity Origin Notes
BMP-1P[18] N/A  Soviet Union
Fath Safir At least 1 Iran Seen in use during the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.

Armoured personnel carriers

Name Photo Origin Quantity Notes
Humvee  United States At least 3 Captured from Syrian Democratic Forces.[19]
BMC Amazon  Turkey N/A Donated by Turkey.
BTR-50 Soviet Union 450 During the war, some BTR-50s were reactivated and issued to mechanized infantry.[20]
MT-LB  Soviet Union N/A Additional units delivered by Russia.[21] At least 4 MT-LB vehicles were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.[22]
Al-Fatih Syria N/A Shown at the Syrian Revolution Military Expo.[23] Unclear if currently in use.
Al-Karar Syria N/A Originally created by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. Frequently used in assaults and is still in use.
Al-Ra'd Syria At least 10 Originally created by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in late 2024. Seen during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives. One was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces during the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.
M113  United States At least 6 Donated by Turkey.
Nurol Ejder  Turkey N/A Several Ejder 6x6 armored personnel carriers were seen during Syria's Liberation Day parade in Damascus on 8 December 2025. [24]
Otokar Cobra I

Otokar Cobra II

 Turkey N/A Donated by Turkey.

Reconnaissance vehicles

Name Photo Type Origin Quantity Notes
BRM-1K Armoured reconnaissance vehicle  Soviet Union N/A Supplied by Russia between 2017 and 2018.[25] At least 4 BRM-1K vehicles were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.[22]

Military engineering

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
BREM-1[26] Armoured recovery vehicle 97  Soviet Union Deployed in the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign in Syrian Civil War. 4 BREM-1 lost in the civil war. At least 3 BREM-1 vehicles were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.[22]
MEMATT Mine clearance At least 2  Turkey
KMT 5 M Mine clearance At least 1  Soviet Union Seen in used by the 98th Division.

Logistics vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Mercedes-Benz Actros 8×4 off-road truck N/A  Germany Chassis of the M-46 W-SPG.[27][28]
Iveco Trakker 8×8 off-road truck N/A  Italy Chassis of the M-46 W-SPG.[27][28]
Sinotruk Howo 4×4 side truck
6×6 utility truck		 N/A  China Transport vehicle for motorized infantry.[29]

Utility vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Toyota Land Cruiser Utility vehicle N/A  Japan Model 70 is the most popular model in use. Widely used as a Technical.[30]
Mitsubishi Triton Utility vehicle N/A  Japan In use by security forces and government agencies.

Artillery

Towed artillery

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) Field gun N/A  Soviet Union
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) Howitzer N/A  Soviet Union

Self-propelled field artillery

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled howitzer 50[31]  Soviet Union 122 mm. 300 as of 2011. 94 lost in the civil war.[32] At least 16 2S1 self-propelled howitzers were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.[22]
130 mm M-46 W-SPG Self-propelled gun N/A  Italy
 Germany
Syria		 On Iveco Trakker and Mercedes-Benz Actros chassis. Produced and modified in Syria by SSRC since 2013.[27][28]


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