# List of military equipment used by Syrian Democratic Forces

List of military equipment used by Syrian Democratic Forces in the Syrian Civil War. This list does not include equipment used by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Syrian opposition.

## Sources

The YPG and overall SDF have largely acquired their weaponry from local sources. With small arms being seized from Syrian Army weapons depots or as the result of clashes with other factions. During the war against Islamist groups and the Islamic State, the SDF captured weapons and vehicles which came from other countries, primarily Iraq. Weapons transfers have also taken place between the Syrian Government and the YPG on a small scale, such as at Tel Rifaat. The YPG has received weapons and equipment from the United States in the form of small arms, ammunition, armored vehicles, and medical support, with a large boost delivered for the Raqqa offensive.

## Equipment
### Small arms

| Name | Country of origin (manufacturer) | Type | Number | Caliber | Notes |
| Makarov pistol | Soviet Union | Semi-automatic pistol | Thousands | 9×18mm | |
| Browning Hi-Power | Belgium | Semi-automatic pistol | Thousands | 9×19mm | |
| Glock | Austria | Semi-automatic pistol | ? | 9×19mm | |
| Beretta M12 | Italy | Submachine gun | Thousands | 9×19mm | |
| HK MP5 | West Germany | Submachine gun | ? | 9×19mm | |
| M4 carbine | United States | Carbine | Thousands | 5.56×45mm | |
| M16 rifle | United States | Assault rifle | Thousands | 5.56×45mm | |
| NEA PDW-CCS 7.5 | Canada | Carbine | ? | 5.56x45mm | |
| FN FAL | Belgium | Battle rifle | ? | 7.62×51mm | |
| Steyr AUG | Austria | Bullpup assault rifle | ? | 5.56×45mm | |
| Steyr HS .50 | Austria | Anti-materiel sniper rifle | ? | 12.7×99mm | |
| Zagros Rifle | Rojava | Anti-materiel rifle | Hundreds | 12.7×108mm | Self made anti-materiel rifle |
| Zijiang M99 | China | Anti-materiel rifle | ? | 12.7×108mm | |
| AK-47 | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | Tens of thousands | 7.62×39mm | |
| AKM | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | Tens of thousands | 7.62×39mm | |
| AKS-74U | Soviet Union | Carbine | ? | 5.45×39mm | |
| AK-74 | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | ? | 5.45×39mm | |
| AK-74M | Russia | Assault rifle | ? | 5.45×39mm | |
| AK-103 | Russia | Assault rifle | ? | 7.62×39mm | |
| AK-104 | Russia | Assault rifle | ? | 7.62×39mm | |
| Type 56 | China | Assault rifle | Tens of thousands | 7.62×39mm | |
| Type 88 | North Korea | Assault rifle | ? | 5.45×39mm | |
| PM md. 63/65 | Socialist Republic of Romania | Assault rifle | Tens of thousands | 7.62×39mm | |
| MPi-KM | East Germany | Assault rifle | Tens of thousands | 7.62×39mm | |
| AK-63 | Hungarian People's Republic | Assault rifle | Tens of thousands | 7.62×39mm | |
| AMD 65 | Hungarian People's Republic | Assault rifle | Tens of thousands | 7.62×39mm | |
| Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal | Poland | Assault rifle | ? | 5.45×39mm | |
| Blaser R93 Tactical | Germany | Sniper rifle | ? | 7.62×51mm | |
| Dragunov sniper rifle | Soviet Union | Designated marksman rifle | ? | 7.62×54mmR | |
| PSL (rifle) | Socialist Republic of Romania | Designated marksman rifle | ? | 7.62×54mmR | |
| Tabuk Sniper Rifle | Ba'athist Iraq | Designated marksman rifle | ? | 7.62×39mm | |
| Mosin–Nagant | Russian Empire | Bolt-action rifle | ? | 7.62×54mmR | |
| Rheinmetall MG 3 | West Germany | General-purpose machine gun | ? | 7.62×51mm | |
| FN MAG | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | ? | 7.62×51mm | |
| M249 | United States | Light machine gun | ? | 5.56×45mm | |
| RPK | Soviet Union | Light machine gun | ? | 7.62×39mm | |
| Ultimax 100 | Singapore | Light machine gun | ? | 5.56×45mm | |
| Zastava M72 | Yugoslavia | Light machine gun | ? | 7.62×39mm | |
| PK machine gun | Soviet Union | General-purpose machine gun | Hundreds | 7.62×54mmR | |
| Zastava M84 | Yugoslavia | General-purpose machine gun | Hundreds | 7.62×54mmR | |
| M2 Browning | United States | Heavy machine gun | ? | 12.7×99mm | |
| M1919 Browning machine gun | United States | Medium machine gun | ? | 7.62×51mm | |
| DShK | Soviet Union | Heavy machine gun | Hundreds | 12.7×108mm | |
| KPV heavy machine gun | Soviet Union | Heavy machine gun | Hundreds | 14.5×114mm | |

### Anti-tank

| Name | Country of origin | Type | Number | Caliber | Notes |
| RPG-7 | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade | Thousands | 40mm | YPG's RPG are supposed to be of this type |
| Type 69 RPG | China | Rocket-propelled grenade | Thousands | 40mm | |
| M79 Osa | Yugoslavia | Anti-tank rocket launcher | Few | 90mm | |
| Mk 19 | United States | Automatic grenade launcher | ? | 40×53mm | |
| RBG-6 | Croatia | Grenade launcher | ? | 40×46mm | |
| GP-25 | Soviet Union | Grenade launcher | ? | 40 mm | |
| 9K111 Fagot | Soviet Union | Anti-tank missile | ? | 120mm | |
| 9M113 Konkurs | Soviet Union | Anti-tank missile | ? | 115mm | |
| 9K115-2 Metis-M | Russia | Anti-tank missile | ? | 130mm | |
| M136 | United States Sweden | Anti-tank missile | ? | 84mm | |
| BGM-71 | United States | Anti-tank missile | ? | 127mm | |
| SPG-9 | Soviet Union | Recoilless rifle | ? | 73mm | |
| IED | Rojava | Improvised explosive device | ? | N/a | |

### Artillery

| Name | Country of origin | Type | Number | Caliber | Notes |
| 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) | Soviet Union | Field gun | 3 | 122mm | |
| Hell Cannon | Syria | Improvised artillery | 10 | Various | Captured from Free Syrian Army |

### Armored vehicles

| Name | Country of origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| T-72 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 4 | |
| T-62 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 4 | Captured from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Tabqa and Al-Hasakah Governorate. At least one is operable. |
| T-55 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 10 | Captured from the Menagh Military Airbase as well as from various battles with ISIS. |
| BRDM-2 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 5 | |
| M1117 armored security vehicle | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | 3 | |
| BMP-1 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 10 | |
| MT-LB | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 7 | Captured from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Originally from Iraq. |
| BTR-60 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 2 | |
| BM-21 Grad | Soviet Union | Multiple rocket launcher | 2 | |
| Type 63 multiple rocket launcher | Soviet Union | Multiple rocket launcher | 6 | |
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Soviet Union | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | 1 | Captured from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at the Tishrin Damn |
| BAE Caiman | United States | MRAP | 2 | |
| Lenco BearCat | United States | MRAP | 10 | Supplied by the Coalition. Mostly used for internal security. |
| International MaxxPro | United States | MRAP | 10 | Supplied by the Coalition. |
| Humvee | United States | Military light utility vehicle | 120 | 20+ received as aid in November 2017. Others captured from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, whom likely captured from Iraqi military forces donated by the United States when they left Iraq. |

### Utility vehicles

All are pickup trucks which were either modified to hold weapons, or are used to transport troops to battlefields.
| Name | Country of origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Toyota Hilux | Japan | Improvised fighting vehicle, technical | 1000+ | |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | Japan | Improvised fighting vehicle, technical | 1000+ | Most typically the 70 series family which replaced the 40 series in 1984 |
| Safir | Iran | Military light utility vehicle | 1 | |