Conflict side archive

Rebel and jihadist armed groups Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment cataloged with Rebel and jihadist armed groups as the conflict side.

6 weapon systems

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Artillery

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

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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PKM/PK, 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War, Yemeni Civil War +7 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, and improvised mounts. Their low weight for the class, non-disintegrating belt feed, quick-change barrel concept, and wide Warsaw Pact distribution make the family a common infantry fire-support weapon in recent conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine War, Yemeni Civil War, Boko Haram Insurgency, and Israel-Hamas War.
AK-47/AKM rifle family, Selective-fire assault rifle family, Infantry WeaponsColombian 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.

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Munitions

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

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