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Islamic State and jihadist groups Weapons and Military Equipment

Islamic State and jihadist groups is a conflict-side grouping for ISIS and related jihadist armed actors documented across Syria, Iraq, and counter-ISIS records.

27 weapon systems

Islamic State and jihadist groups is a conflict-side grouping for ISIS and related jihadist armed actors documented across Syria, Iraq, and counter-ISIS records.

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  • CJTF-OIR HistoryPublisher: Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve 2014-present | Note: Supports Islamic State as the adversary in Operation Inherent Resolve 2014-present and related Iraq-Syria campaigns. | Accessed: 2026-06-29

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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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BTR-4, 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle, Armored VehiclesRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Operation Inherent Resolve 2014-present +1 moreBTR-48x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicleBuilt: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / Malyshev Plant / UkraineThe BTR-4 Bucephalus is a Ukrainian 8x8 armored personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle built around a rear troop compartment, amphibious mobility, and remote weapon stations such as the BM-7 Parus. It provides protected movement and direct fire support with a 30 mm cannon, machine gun, grenade launcher, and anti-tank missile capability, and export BTR-4EN vehicles have been documented in Nigerian counter-insurgency service.
M113, Armored personnel carrier, Armored VehiclesVietnam War 1955-1975, Gulf War 1990-1991 +6 moreM113Armored personnel carrierBuilt: FMC / BAE Systems / United StatesA lightweight tracked armored personnel carrier that became a long-lived family of troop, command, mortar, medical, missile, and field-conversion vehicles. Its use spans Vietnam-era ACAV combat adaptations, Desert Storm coalition service, partner-supplied Ukrainian evacuation and mobility vehicles, Israeli remote explosive conversions in Gaza, Egyptian M113s under IED threat in Sinai, Yemen service, and captured Iraqi Army vehicles used by Islamic State.

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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BM-21 Grad, 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, ArtilleryMali War 2012-present, Second Libyan Civil War 2014-2020 +11 moreBM-21 Grad122 mm multiple rocket launcherBuilt: Motovilikha Plants / Soviet defense industry / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BM-21 Grad is a Soviet 122 mm multiple rocket launcher built around a 40-tube launcher on a wheeled truck chassis. In the Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present it remains a common area-fire system on both sides, valued for rapid salvos and mobility but dependent on shoot-and-scoot tactics because the launcher is carried on an unarmored truck.
D-30 122 mm howitzer, 122 mm towed howitzer, ArtilleryRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict 2020-present +8 moreD-30 122 mm howitzer122 mm towed howitzerBuilt: Artillery Plant No. 9 / Soviet Union / RussiaThe D-30, also known as the 2A18, M1963, or Frog, is a Soviet 122 mm towed howitzer designed by OKB-9 under F. F. Petrov and built at Plant No. 9 in Yekaterinburg. Its three-trail carriage gives 360-degree traverse, and official U.S. Army support material describes the gun as still manufactured internationally and fielded by more than 60 countries' armed forces.
M198 155 mm howitzer, 155 mm towed howitzer, ArtilleryWar in Iraq 2013-2017M198 155 mm howitzer155 mm towed howitzerBuilt: Rock Island Arsenal / United StatesThe M198 is a U.S.-designed 155 mm towed howitzer developed at Rock Island Arsenal to replace older M114-series guns. Its air-transportable carriage, nine-person crew, and 22-30 km range made it a standard U.S. Army and Marine Corps fire-support weapon before the lighter M777 replaced it in U.S. service. In the 2013-2017 Iraq war archive, the directly sourced use centers on Islamic State capture of Iraqi M198s in 2014 and reported firing of a captured gun.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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AK-74M, 5.45 mm assault rifle, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Syrian Civil War 2011-present +1 moreAK-74M5.45 mm assault rifleBuilt: Kalashnikov Concern / RussiaThe AK-74M is the modernized Russian production model of the AK-74 family, chambered for 5.45x39 mm ammunition with black polymer furniture and a left-folding stock. It is documented as a baseline rifle for Russian regular units in Ukraine, while Amnesty International and Conflict Armament Research also recorded AK-74M examples in Islamic State weapons holdings in Iraq and Syria.
PKM/PK, 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Yemeni Civil War 2014-present +8 morePKM/PK7.62 mm general-purpose machine gunBuilt: Kovrov Mechanical Plant / Various manufacturers / Soviet Union, Russia, and licensed-production countriesThe PK and lighter PKM are Soviet-designed, belt-fed 7.62x54R general-purpose machine guns used from bipods, tripods, vehicles, remote weapon stations, and improvised mounts. Their low weight for the class, non-disintegrating belt feed, quick-change barrel concept, and wide licensed-production base make the family a recurring infantry fire-support weapon in recent conflicts, with documented rows here covering Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Mali, Lake Chad, Gaza, Afghanistan, and Turkey's conflict with the PKK.
Type 80/PKM-T80 general-purpose machine gun, 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun, Infantry WeaponsWar Against the Islamic State 2014-present, Israel-Hamas War 2023-presentType 80/PKM-T80 general-purpose machine gun7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gunBuilt: Norinco / ChinaThe Type 80, also encountered as the M80 export designation, is a Chinese PKM-pattern, belt-fed 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun. Conflict Armament Research documented Chinese M80 machine guns captured from Islamic State forces in Syria in 2014, while AP and The Times of Israel later reported Type 80 weapons with Hamas fighters in Gaza.
AKM, 7.62x39mm assault rifle, Infantry WeaponsIsrael-Hamas War 2023-present, Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present +5 moreAKM7.62x39mm assault rifleBuilt: Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant / Various manufacturers / Soviet Union / licensed producersThe AKM is the stamped-receiver modernization of the Soviet Kalashnikov assault rifle, chambered for 7.62x39mm and built around a long-stroke gas piston and rotating bolt. Adopted in 1959, it reduced production burden compared with earlier milled-receiver AK rifles and became a widely licensed baseline for later 7.62mm Kalashnikov-pattern weapons. CAR and ARES field documentation continues to place AKM and AKM-pattern rifles in modern conflict stocks, from Islamic State recoveries in Iraq and Syria to Taliban captures in Afghanistan.
Browning Hi-Power pistol, 9x19 mm single-action semi-automatic pistol, Infantry WeaponsWar Against the Islamic State 2014-presentBrowning Hi-Power pistol9x19 mm single-action semi-automatic pistolBuilt: FN Herstal / Belgium / Canada / IndiaThe Browning Hi-Power is a 9x19 mm single-action semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and completed by Dieudonne Saive at FN. Adopted by Belgium in 1935 as the P35, it became a standard service pistol for British airborne users and NATO forces and was the first successful 9 mm single-action automatic pistol with a double-stack magazine.
DShK, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Israel-Hamas War 2023-present +11 moreDShK12.7 mm heavy machine gunBuilt: Tula Ordnance Factory / Soviet state arsenals / Soviet UnionThe DShK is a Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun designed by Vasily Degtyaryov and refined with Georgy Shpagin's belt-feed system. Built for anti-aircraft, anti-vehicle, and infantry support roles, the DShK/DShKM family spans Vietnam War helicopter defense, Soviet-Afghan War ambushes, modern technicals, and Ukrainian mobile counter-UAV teams using vintage heavy machine guns against slow Russian drones.
AK-74, Assault rifle, Infantry WeaponsBoko Haram Insurgency 2009-present, Kurdish-Turkish Conflict 1984-present +5 moreAK-74Assault rifleBuilt: Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant / Kalashnikov Concern / Soviet Union / RussiaThe AK-74 is a Soviet 5.45x39 mm assault rifle family built around a lighter small-caliber cartridge, 30-round magazines, and the familiar Kalashnikov operating pattern. Public conflict evidence spans its Soviet-Afghan combat debut, continuing Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present service on both sides, Syrian Civil War AK-74M and AKS-74U use, Islamic State possession, ISWAP imagery, PKK raid footage, and Azerbaijani AK-74M fielding around Hadrut.
RPG-18, Disposable anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry WeaponsSoviet-Afghan War 1979-1989, First Chechen War 1994-1996 +2 moreRPG-18Disposable anti-tank rocket launcherBuilt: Bazalt / Soviet UnionThe RPG-18 Mukha is a Soviet disposable, shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher built around a telescoping launch tube and a 64 mm PG-18 HEAT rocket. It gave infantry a light short-range anti-armor weapon before later RPG-22 and RPG-26 successors, and conflict sources document the type from Afghanistan and Grozny to Ukrainian use as a carried launcher and improvised FPV-drone payload.
AKMS, Folding-stock 7.62x39mm assault rifle, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Syrian Civil War 2011-presentAKMSFolding-stock 7.62x39mm assault rifleBuilt: Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant / Various manufacturers / Soviet Union / licensed producersThe AKMS is the under-folding-stock member of the Soviet AKM assault-rifle family, retaining the stamped receiver, long-stroke gas system, select-fire controls, and 7.62x39mm chambering while shortening the rifle for airborne troops, vehicle crews, and compact carry. Conflict Armament Research and ARES documentation places AKMS-family rifles in Islamic State stocks around Kobane and in a 2022 Ukrainian police seizure from an alleged Russian saboteur, showing how older Kalashnikov-pattern rifles remain visible in modern war.
MILAN, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile, Infantry WeaponsChadian-Libyan Conflict 1978-1987, Falklands War 1982 +5 moreMILANMan-portable anti-tank guided missileBuilt: Euromissile / MBDA / France / GermanyMILAN is a Franco-German, wire-guided anti-tank guided missile built around a reusable launch post and disposable missile round. Designed for infantry anti-armor teams, the SACLOS system requires the operator to keep the sight on target while guidance commands travel through a wire link. Its long service record spans Cold War export use, truck-mounted Chadian firepower in 1987, German-supplied Peshmerga launchers in Iraq, Islamic State use documented at Kobane, and French deliveries to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.
M79 Osa, Reusable 90 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry WeaponsVarious Conflicts 2015-present, Syrian Civil War 2011-present +2 moreM79 OsaReusable 90 mm anti-tank rocket launcherBuilt: Sloboda Cacak / Yugoslavia / SerbiaThe M79 Osa is a Yugoslav-designed, reusable 90 mm shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher built around unguided HEAT rockets, a detachable rocket container, and optical sighting. Human Rights Watch documented it being fired by Free Syrian Army fighters in Damascus in 2013, Conflict Armament Research later documented M79 rockets captured from Islamic State forces in Syria, and reporting also describes a thermobaric rocket offered for the same launcher family.
RPG-7, Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Israel-Hamas War 2023-present +4 moreRPG-7Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcherBuilt: Various manufacturers / Soviet Union / Russia / China / Bulgaria / Iraq / Iran / Pakistan / Romania / EgyptThe RPG-7 is a Soviet-origin reusable shoulder-fired rocket launcher built around a simple 40 mm launch tube and a wide family of over-caliber anti-armor, fragmentation, and thermobaric rounds. Its low cost, portability, and large global stock make it a common infantry anti-armor and assault weapon, including documented Ukrainian service, Hamas use in Gaza, ISWAP use in the Boko Haram Insurgency 2009-present, and insurgent use in Afghanistan.
AK-47/AKM rifle family, Selective-fire assault rifle family, Infantry WeaponsColombian FARC Dissident Conflict 2016-present, Haitian Gang Conflict 2022-present +11 moreAK-47/AKM rifle familySelective-fire assault rifle familyBuilt: Various manufacturers / Soviet Union / Russia / China / multiple countriesAK-47/AKM-family rifles are Kalashnikov-pattern small arms derived from the Soviet AK-47 and 1959 AKM modernization, usually chambered in 7.62 x 39 mm. In the post-2015 archive they appear with FARC dissidents in Colombia, gangs in Haiti, PKK fighters, GNA scouts in Libya, insurgents in Mali, Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria, militants in Sinai, RSF units in Sudan, Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, and Houthi-linked supply chains in Yemen.
RPK/RPK-74, Squad automatic weapon / light machine gun, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, War Against the Islamic State 2014-presentRPK/RPK-74Squad automatic weapon / light machine gunBuilt: Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant Molot / Soviet Union / RussiaThe RPK and RPK-74 are Kalashnikov-pattern squad automatic weapons that extend the AK family with a longer, heavier barrel, bipod, and higher-capacity magazines for infantry fire support. The 7.62 x 39 mm RPK paralleled the AKM, while the 5.45 x 39 mm RPK-74 followed the AK-74; Conflict Armament Research later documented both RPK and RPK-74 examples in Ukraine, and Amnesty International listed both types among Islamic State machine guns in Iraq and Syria.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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OGi-7MA RPG round, 40 mm high-explosive fragmentation RPG round, MunitionsBoko Haram Insurgency 2009-present, War Against the Islamic State 2014-present +1 moreOGi-7MA RPG round40 mm high-explosive fragmentation RPG roundBuilt: Arsenal JSCo / BulgariaThe OGi-7MA is a Bulgarian 40 mm high-explosive fragmentation round for RPG-7V-family launchers and Arsenal's ATGL-L recoilless guns. Arsenal describes it as an improved, pre-fragmented anti-personnel round with more than 1,250 fragments and AF76 or AF72 point-detonating fuzes, while conflict reporting places it with Boko Haram factions in the Lake Chad basin, Islamic State forces in north-east Syria, and Ukrainian forces around Bakhmut.