List of equipment of the Zerevani

List of some of the equipment, which is being used by the Kurdistan Region's gendarmerie, the Zerevani.

Current equipment

Small arms

Infantry rifles
Weapon Name Picture Origin Number Note
M16 USA Unknown
M4A1 USA Unknown
AK-12 Russia Unknown
FAMAS G2 France Unknown
Barrett M82 USA Unknown
M-24 sniper rifle USA Unknown
Dragunov SVU Russia Unknown
Zastava M91 Yugoslavia Unknown
PSG-1 West Germany

Anti-tank weapons

Weapon Name Picture Note
RPG-7
RPG-29
AT4
9K111 Fagot
Panzerfaust 3

Combat vehicles

Vehicles
Vehicle Name Picture Origin Quantity Notes
T-62 Soviet Union 116 116 tanks captured from Mosul in 2003.
T-54/T-55 Soviet Union 132 121 tanks captured from the Iraqi Army in

1991 and 27 tanks captured from the Iraqi Army in 2003. 8 tanks destroyed during the 1990s and 6 tanks destroyed in the fight against ISIS[1]

GAZ-66
Humvee[2] Zerevani forces currently have 3000+ Humvees.
Toyota Hilux
LMTV
Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup Known as "Mig Zamin" within the

Peshmerga Forces.

Nissan Titan
Defender-110[3]

Anti-aircraft guns

Name Picture Note
ZU-23-2 16 pieces captured

from Iraqi Army in 1991 and 5 were given by Russia in 2016.[4]

85 mm air defense

gun M1939 (52-K)

10 pieces inherited from the Republic of Kurdistan and

18 further pieces donated by the Soviet Union in 1961–62.

AZP S-60 12 pieces donated by the Soviet Union in 1957 and 1963,

18 pieces captured from Iraqi Army in 1991 and 24 pieces in 2003.

ZSU-23-4 21 pieces captured from Iraqi Army in 2003.

References

  1. ^ Middle East Military Balance Archived August 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Holdanwicz, Grzegorz. "Iraqi armed forces get armoured vehicles". Jane's Defence Weekly
  3. ^ Shapir, Yiftah S., Middle East Military Balance, Tel Aviv University, 6, 7 Archived August 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Russia supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurds: RIA". Yahoo News. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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