Conflict catalog

2002 First Ivorian Civil War: Weapons and Equipment

Civil war between the Ivorian government and rebel forces that split the country north and south.

The 2002 First Ivorian Civil War was the conflict that split Ivory Coast between government and rebel-held areas in the 2000s.

This catalog tracks weapon systems documented in the 2002 First Ivorian Civil War.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use sourcing.

1 weapon systems

Conflict Actors

Government of Ivory Coast / New Forces and allied rebel groups

Context

Status
Published catalog

Weapons

2002 First Ivorian Civil War Weapon Systems

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Su-25, Ground-attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSu-25Ground-attack aircraftSide: Government of Ivory CoastRole: Ground-attack sortiesBuilt: Sukhoi / Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant / United Aircraft Corporation / Soviet Union / Russia / GeorgiaThe Su-25 is a Soviet-designed armored close air support aircraft built for low-level battlefield strike, rough-field operation, and heavy stores carriage. Developed by Sukhoi and produced in Soviet, Russian, and Georgian factories, the twin-engine subsonic jet combines a protected cockpit, internal 30 mm cannon, and multiple pylons for rockets, bombs, missiles, and adapted guided weapons, with documented use from Afghanistan and Iraq to Darfur, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine.