This is a list of some of the military equipment formerly and currently used by the Islamic State (IS).^[1][2]

Small arms

Assault and battle rifles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
MAS-36[3]	Bolt-action rifle	?	France		Seen service by IS insurgents in Syria, 2019.
SKS	Semi automatic rifle		Soviet Union		Captured from Syrian Army.[4]
AK-47	Assault rifle	Unknown[5][unreliable source?]	Soviet Union		Captured from Syrian Army.
AKM	Assault rifle	Unknown[5][unreliable source?]	Soviet Union		Captured from Syrian Army.
AK-74/AK-74M AKS-74U	Assault rifle Carbine		Soviet Union		Limited used.
AK-103	Assault rifle		Russia		Captured from Libyan Army.
AK-63	Assault rifle	Unknown[5][unreliable source?]	Hungary		Captured from Syrian Army.
AMD-65	Assault rifle	Unknown[5][unreliable source?]	Hungary		Captured from Syrian Army.
Zastava M70	Assault rifle	Unknown[5][unreliable source?]	Yugoslavia		Captured from Syrian Army. Iraqi Tabuk variant is also seen in parades.
Type 56 assault rifle	Assault rifle	Unknown[5][unreliable source?]	China		Captured from Syrian Army.
MPi-KM	Assault rifle	Unknown[5][unreliable source?]	East Germany		Captured from Syrian Army.
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965	Assault rifle	Unknown[5][unreliable source?]	Socialist Republic of Romania		Captured from Syrian Army.
vz. 58[6]	Assault rifle	Small quantities	Czechoslovakia		Likely captured from Iraqi stockpile.
FB Tantal[citation needed] FB Beryl[citation needed]	Assault rifle		Poland
Bushmaster XM-15[7]	Semi automatic rifle		United States
M16 rifle (Very Limited)	Assault rifle	Unknown[5][unreliable source?]	United States		Captured from Iraqi Army and police.[8] M16A2 variant. Popular within IS.
StG 44[9]	Assault rifle	2200+	Nazi Germany		Around 5,000 captured by rebel forces, in common use until mid 2017 as ammunition reserves depleted.
Norinco CQ[10]	Assault rifle		China
Daewoo K2C[11]	Assault rifle		South Korea		Most likely seized during delivery to the Iraqi Army, or captured from Iraqi troops.
FN FAL[10]	Battle rifle		Belgium		used in Libya
Heckler and Koch G3[10]	Battle rifle		West Germany		used in Yemen

Sniper rifles and anti-material rifles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
Mosin–Nagant	Sniper rifle		Russian Empire		Is rarely seen compared to the Dragunov sniper rifle. Equipped with PU, PE, and modified PSO-1 scopes.[12][13] Was also seen in an execution video.
Dragunov SVD	Designated marksman rifle	3000+[5][unreliable source?]	Soviet Union
PSL/FPK[14]	Designated marksman rifle		Socialist Republic of Romania
M40A3[citation needed]	Sniper rifle		United States
M14 EBR (Limited)	Designated marksman rifle		United States		Captured from Iraqi Army. (8:40 mins)[15]
M99	Anti-material rifle	[5][unreliable source?]	China

Machine guns

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
PKM	General-purpose machine gun	[5][unreliable source?]	Soviet Union		Most common belt-fed machine gun used.
Type 80	General-purpose machine gun		China		Captured from Syrian Army.
Rheinmetall MG3	General-purpose machine gun	[16]	West Germany		Possibly captured from the FSA
FN Minimi	Light machine gun		Belgium
RPD	Light machine gun	[5][unreliable source?]	Soviet Union		Mostly seen in parades, unknown number.
RPK	Light machine gun	[5][unreliable source?]	Soviet Union
NSV machine gun	Heavy machine gun	[5][unreliable source?]	Soviet Union
DShK	Heavy machine gun	[5][unreliable source?]	Soviet Union
W85	Heavy machine gun		People's Republic of China		Used very commonly.

Shotguns

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
Benelli M3[citation needed]	Combat shotgun		Italy		Seen on a beheading video.
Franchi SPAS-12[citation needed]	Combat shotgun		Italy

Pistols

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
Glock 17[17]	Semi-automatic pistol		Austria
Glock 19	Semi-automatic pistol (some converted to full-auto)[18]		Austria
Browning Hi-Power[8]	Semi-automatic pistol		Belgium
Beretta M92[19]	Semi-automatic pistol		Italy
Beretta M1951[20]	Semi-automatic pistol		Italy
Walther P99[21]	Semi-automatic pistol		Germany
Makarov pistol	Semi-automatic pistol		Soviet Union
TT-33	Semi-automatic pistol		Soviet Union
CZ 75	Semi-automatic pistol		Czechoslovakia

Explosives, anti-tank weapons, grenade launchers, and anti-aircraft launchers

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
Missile	Missile	Large quantities	Islamic State		Produced by Fallujah IS province. . .[citation needed]
Various IEDs	Improvised explosive device	Large quantities	Islamic State		Most commonly used. Some captured from YPG.[citation needed]
M62 grenade	Hand grenade		United States		Multiple caches.[22]
RGD-5	Hand grenade		Soviet Union		Captured from Iraqi and Syrian stockpiles.
F1	Hand grenade		Soviet Union		Captured from Iraqi and Syrian stockpiles.
RPG-43[citation needed]	Anti-tank grenade		Soviet Union		Captured from Syrian army stockpiles.
AGS-17	Automatic grenade launcher		Soviet Union		[5][unreliable source?]
RPG-7	Rocket propelled grenade launcher	Large quantities	Soviet Union		Commonly used.
RPG-22	Rocket propelled grenade launcher		Soviet Union		[5][unreliable source?]
RPG-29	Rocket propelled grenade launcher		Soviet Union		[5][unreliable source?]
M79 Osa[23][24]	Anti-tank rocket launcher		Yugoslavia
MILAN[25]	Anti-tank missile		France
BGM-71 TOW[26]	Anti-tank missile		United States		Captured from FSA.
9K111 Fagot[citation needed]	Anti-tank missile		Soviet Union
9K115-2 Metis-M	Anti-tank missile		Russia
9M133 Kornet[27]	Anti-tank missile		Russia
HJ-8[28][29]	Anti-tank missile		China
FN-6[30]	Man-portable surface-to-air missile	1[31]	China		Reportedly used on October 3, 2014 in Baiji to shoot down an Iraqi Mi‑35M helicopter.[30]
9K32 Strela-2[30]	Man-portable surface-to-air missile	8[31][32]	Soviet Union		"Limited, aging stock."[32]
9K38 Igla[33]	Man-portable surface-to-air missile		Soviet Union
9K38 Igla-S[33]	Man-portable surface-to-air missile		Soviet Union
Hwaseong-Chong[31]	Man-portable surface-to-air missile	1[31]	North Korea
FIM-92[6]	Man-portable surface-to-air missile		United States

Towed arms

Towed artillery

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
ZU-23-2[34]	Towed anti-aircraft twin autocannon	83 (2015)[31][32]	Soviet Union		Usually mounted on technicals.[31]
AZP S-60[33]	Anti-aircraft gun	21[31][32]	Soviet Union
85 mm divisional gun D-44	Field gun[31]	1[31]	Soviet Union
122-mm howitzer D-30[34]	Howitzer	2[32]	Soviet Union
122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)[31]	Howitzer	2[31]	Soviet Union
203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4)	Howitzer	1+	Soviet Union		More than one captured in Dayr Hafir.
D-74 122 mm field gun[31]	Field gun	6 (2015)[32]	Soviet Union
M-46[34]	Field gun	34[31]	Soviet Union
M198 howitzer	Towed howitzer	Up to 5[35]	United States		Captured from Iraqi Army.

Vehicles

Logistics and utility vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
UAZ-469	Off-road military light utility vehicle	8[31][32]	Soviet Union		Captured in Iraq.
Ural-4320	6×6 off-road military truck	50+[36][37]	Soviet Union		Captured from Syrian Army.
HMMWV	Military light utility vehicle	≈2,300 (2015) [38][39][40][41]	United States		Many captured from Iraqi Army. Main vehicle used by IS in SVBIED operations. Most of them were taken back by the Iraqi army since IS defeat. Some of them were destroyed while the damaged ones were refurbished and made operational again. (4:15 mins) [42]
Technicals	Improvised fighting vehicles	Varies from hundreds to thousands.	Islamic State		Hundreds of variants exist, including SVBIED versions.
RG-31 Nyala[citation needed]	Infantry mobility vehicle		South Africa		Seen in Libya.
Safir[citation needed]	Off-road military light utility vehicle		Iran		Captured from Hezbollah.

Tanks and armored fighting vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
BMP-1	Amphibious Infantry fighting vehicle	25[31]	Soviet Union		Captured from the armies of Iraq, Syria, and other factions such as SDF and FSA. Some converted to SVBIED.
Leopard 2A4	Main battle tank	At least 2	West Germany		Captured from Turkey in the Battle of al-Bab during Euphrates Shield; Amaq News Agency posted video of captured 2A4s.[43]
M1A1	Main battle tank	At least 10	United States		captured from Iraqi Army during their retreat in the Battle of Ramadi (2014–2015).[44]
Eagle	Main battle tank	None, all destroyed or captured.	Nigeria		Captured from the Nigerian Army by Boko Haram.
MT-LB[45]	Amphibious Armoured personnel carrier	unknown[32]	Soviet Union
BPM-97	Armoured personnel carrier	1+[36][37]	Russia		Captured from Syrian Army.
BRDM-2[31]	Amphibious Scout car	6[31]	Soviet Union		Possibly captured by the Libyan army.
MRAP	Infantry mobility vehicle	13[34]	United States		Captured from the Iraqi Army and Police.
M113 APC	Armoured personnel carrier	52[32]	United States		Captured from the Iraqi[46] and the Egyptian Army. Some converted to SVBIED.
Mowag Piranha[47][48]	Armoured personnel carrier	At least 2	Switzerland		Operated by Boko Haram, probably captured from the Nigerian Army.
Saurer 4K 4FA[49]	Armoured personnel carrier		Austria		Operated by Boko Haram, probably captured from the Nigerian Army.
Panhard AML-60[50]	Armored car		France		Operated by Boko Haram, probably captured from the Nigerian Army.
VBL[51]	Scout car		France		Operated by Boko Haram, probably captured from the Nigerian army.
T-55/55MV/AM/AMV	Main battle tank	At least 82 (2015)[31][32][52]	Soviet Union		Captured from the Iraqi Army, Syrian Army and Libyan militias.[5] Many destroyed or captured. Some converted to SVBIED.
T-62 Obr. 1967/Obr. 1972	Main battle tank	15 (2015)[31]	Soviet Union		Possibly captured from Syrian Army, one destroyed near Kobani, another with reinforced turret knocked out near Ma'adan.
T-72/72M/A/AV /TURMS-T/M1 TURMS-T	Main battle tank	22 (2015)[31][32]	Soviet Union		Possibly captured from the Syrian Army.

Self-propelled artillery

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
2S1 Gvozdika	Self-propelled artillery	3-4[31][34]	Soviet Union		Captured from Syrian army.
ZSU-23-4 Shilka[33]	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun	3[31]	Soviet Union		Captured from Syrian army.
BM-21 Grad[34]	Multiple rocket launcher	11[31]	Soviet Union		Captured from Syrian army.

Aircraft

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
L-39ZA	Jet trainer/Ground-attack aircraft	3 (2 operational, as of 2014)[53]	Czechoslovakia		Originally four. Captured by Jaysh al-Islam at the Jirah airfield on 12 February 2013. One was subsequently destroyed during a SAAF bombing.[54] Two were repaired to airworthiness and shown taxiing during a propaganda video released by Jaysh al-Islam.[55] Project abandoned upon the airfield's capture by ISIL.[56]
MiG-21	Interceptor aircraft	7 (unknown amount operational, as of 2014)[57]	Soviet Union		Captured at the Jirah airfield on 30 August 2012. Flown by ex Iraqi pilots and were operated from the Jirah airfield.[58][57]
Commercial civilian drones	Unmanned aerial vehicle	Many[59][60][61][62][63]	Iran		Some were captured from the Syrian Army and Iran. ISIL demonstrated the use of a reconnaissance drone in "Clanking of the Swords IV" (June 2014) and in October 2014 over Kobanî in the John Cantlie video and the Tabqah Air Base video. The three drones in Syria were shot down over Kobanî by Kurdish forces defending the city,[64][65] and by the Syrian Army over an airbase.[63]
Improvised bombing and surveillance drones (mostly quadcopters)[66]	Unmanned aerial vehicle	80+[66]	Islamic State		Large numbers of originally civilian drones are used by ISIL, often heavily adapted to be used for bomb attacks, spy missions, propaganda, etc. These drones are mostly controlled by the Al Bara’ bin Malik Brigade, part of the aviation sector of the Islamic State’s Committee for Military Manufacturing and Development.[66]

Watercraft

ISIL has been using a mix of watercraft to transport fighters around the Tigris River and Euphrates River and has been referred to as their unofficial riverine navy.^[67] US forces have come across small watercraft that can ply rivers to carry troops, equipment and in some cases act as floating IEDs.^[67]

• Barges for transport.
• Skiffs.
• Motorized vessels.

Weapons production

IS has an indigenous weapons industry. Their workshops can produce identical copies of the RPG-7 and SPG-9. In addition, they have developed an indigenous rocket launcher, which comes in four varieties. Two variants fire PG-9 munitions at short and long range. A third fires PG-7V munitions and the fourth fires an unspecified thermobaric munition. They also produce grenades to be fired from the muzzle of an AK pattern rifle or dropped from a drone. They also produce mortar ammunition and rockets.^[68]