Conflict side archive

Islamic State Sinai Province Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment cataloged with Islamic State Sinai Province as the conflict side.

6 weapon systems

MANPADS, Man-portable air-defense system, Air Defense

Sinai InsurgencyMANPADSMan-portable air-defense systemBuilt: Multiple manufacturers / Multiple countriesMANPADS are shoulder-fired or small-team portable surface-to-air missile systems used for very-short-range defense against low-flying aircraft and helicopters. In the Sinai Insurgency archive, the generic entry is used only where direct sources document militant MANPADS or shoulder-fired SAM use but do not identify a specific Strela, Igla, Stinger, or other model with enough confidence.

Mortars, Infantry and artillery mortar class, Artillery

Battle of Marawi, Colombian FARC Dissident Conflict +5 moreMortarsInfantry and artillery mortar classBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countriesMortars are short-barreled, high-angle indirect-fire weapons used by infantry, artillery units, and armed groups for close support, harassment, and attacks on positions behind cover. The catalog entry treats mortars as a broad weapon class because the direct conflict sources usually document mortar use without identifying exact calibers or models, including Philippine government support fires at Marawi, Hezbollah fire at Mount Dov, jihadist attacks in Mali and Sinai, FARC dissident improvised mortars in Colombia, Sudan War battlefield use, and Cambodia-accused cross-border fire.

Fragmentation hand grenade, Hand grenade, Infantry Weapons

Israel-Hamas War, Battle of Marawi +4 moreFragmentation hand grenadeHand grenadeBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countriesFragmentation hand grenades are compact anti-personnel explosives that split their casing into lethal fragments after a short delay. They are documented in close-quarters fighting and insurgent stocks, including Hamas grenade attacks during the Israel-Hamas War, Philippine government clearing efforts in Marawi, hand grenades recovered from Boko Haram hideouts in northeast Nigeria, and direct grenade use by FARC dissidents, the PKK, and Sinai militants after 2015.

9M133 Kornet, Laser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons

Russia-Ukraine War, Syrian Civil War +6 more9M133 KornetLaser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile systemBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / RussiaThe 9M133 Kornet is a Russian heavy anti-tank guided missile system using laser beam-riding guidance and tandem HEAT or thermobaric warheads. Developed by KBP as a portable and vehicle-integrated ATGM family, it appears in recent conflicts as a Russian-origin anti-armor weapon documented with state forces and non-state armed groups, including captured examples in Ukrainian service.

AK-47/AKM rifle family, Selective-fire assault rifle family, Infantry Weapons

Colombian FARC Dissident Conflict, Haitian Gang Conflict +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.

Improvised explosive device, Improvised explosive device, Munitions

Yemen Civil War, 2019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes +12 moreImprovised explosive deviceImprovised explosive deviceBuilt: Local fabrication by armed groups / VariousImprovised explosive devices are nonstandard bombs assembled from commercial, homemade, or military explosive components and triggers; this entry covers Houthi roadside and repurposed-ordnance IED use in Yemen, the Pulwama vehicle-borne suicide car bomb, Maute group booby traps in Marawi, and Boko Haram IED and mine-style attacks in the Lake Chad basin.