01 / Overview
Syrian Civil War
Date
2011–2024
Type
civil war
Duration
13 years 9 months 2 days
Participants
Weapon System
Outcome
decisive victory b
Parent War
Conflict Intensity Very High
Duration
5,017
days
Human Loss
570,000
total
Intensity
114
deaths / day
Intensity Rank
#39
/ 362 conflicts
Casualty Rank
#8
top 5%
ⓘ Intensity is based on the average daily death toll.
02 / Sides
Belligerents 4 participants
Syrian Arab Republic (Bashar al-Assad government)
VS
Syrian opposition
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 71 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
Belgium ORIGIN · COMPANY
Total 144 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 32 years all equipment
Syrian Arab Republic (Bashar al-Assad government) 39 years avg. age
Syrian opposition 34 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $175 Mn Gepard-class frigate
Weapons & Equipment71systems
Country
CATEGORY
M240 machine gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)88Boeing F/A-18 Super HornetMultirole Fighters87Rockwell B-1 LancerStrategic Bombers87SSG 69Sniper Rifles84Benelli M4Combat Shotguns83M142 HIMARSMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)83M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper SystemDesignated Marksman Rifles (DMR)83GlockPistols82Carl GustafRecoilless Rifles81FN SCAR-LAssault Rifles80M777Towed Artillery & Mortars79Aero L-39 AlbatrosJet Trainers79+28more →
F1 grenadeHand Grenades69R-17 ElbrusShort-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)54BTR-50Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC)47
Storm ShadowAir-Launched Cruise Missiles (ALCM)78MAM-L Smart Micro MunitionGeneral Purpose (Iron) Bombs68
M777Towed Artillery & Mortars79
CZ 805 BRENAssault Rifles75Beretta M1951Pistols63Hwasong-5Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)39
AK-12Assault Rifles74
AIM-120 AMRAAMMedium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR)86
FN MAGGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)89
RPG-18 MukhaRocket-Propelled Grenades (RPG)46Leopard 2Tanks90SSG08Sniper Rifles89Leopard 2A7Tanks88M240 machine gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)88SSG 69Sniper Rifles84Benelli M4Combat Shotguns83MPT-76Battle Rifles83Mosin–NagantBolt-Action Rifles76Colt Pistol Model 1927Pistols74Colt M1911Pistols74vz. 58Assault Rifles71M1 GarandSemi-Automatic Rifles70+19more →
AK-9Assault Rifles62SSG08Sniper Rifles89Orsis T-5000Sniper Rifles86Sukhoi Su-34Multirole Fighters84BM-30 SmerchMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)82Sukhoi Su-57Multirole Fighters81KSVK 12.7Sniper Rifles81Kord machine gunHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)81Carl GustafRecoilless Rifles81Aero L-39 AlbatrosJet Trainers79AK-74Assault Rifles79Pecheneg machine gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)79OSV-96Sniper Rifles77+68more →
152 mm howitzer 2A65Towed Artillery & Mortars75
MT-LBArmoured Personnel Carriers (APC)60
OT-64 SKOTArmoured Personnel Carriers (APC)55Orsis T-5000Sniper Rifles86AK-103Assault Rifles75Colt Pistol Model 1927Pistols74Colt M1911Pistols74ZALA LancetLoitering Munitions73PPSh-41Machine Pistols71SVD DragunovDesignated Marksman Rifles (DMR)70AKMAssault Rifles69Sukhoi Su-17Ground Attack / CAS Aircraft68S-200Long-Range SAM68DShKHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)67Zastava M70Assault Rifles66+27more →
MPT-76Battle Rifles83Makarov PMPistols57
OSV-96Sniper Rifles77S-200Long-Range SAM689K115 MetisAnti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)47M-63 PlamenMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)36
Otokar Cobra IIMRAP & Protected Mobility Vehicles77Bushmaster XM-15Semi-Automatic Rifles76BoraShort-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)70FN FALBattle Rifles70Zastava M91Designated Marksman Rifles (DMR)66MAS-49 rifleSemi-Automatic Rifles64BGM-71 TOWAnti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)59Hwasong-9Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles (Conv.)39
HOT (missile)Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)56
BM-21 GradMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)61
9K38 IglaMANPADS72
Colt Canada C7Assault Rifles78
FerretRecon Vehicles46Each system appears only once in the list.
1Leopard 2Tanks90MASS2FN MAGGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)89MASS3SSG08Sniper Rifles89MASS4M240 machine gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)88MASS5Leopard 2A7Tanks88MASS6Boeing F/A-18 Super HornetMultirole Fighters87MASS7Rockwell B-1 LancerStrategic Bombers87MASS8AIM-120 AMRAAMMedium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR)86MASS9Orsis T-5000Sniper Rifles86MASS10SSG 69Sniper Rifles84MASS
1Leopard 2Tanks$31 Mn20232Leopard 2A7Tanks$19 Mn20143M777Towed Artillery & Mortars$4 Mn20174Storm ShadowAir-Launched Cruise Missiles (ALCM)$3 Mn20235AIM-120 AMRAAMMedium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR)$1 Mn20196R-17 ElbrusShort-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)$1 Mn19887BGM-71 TOWAnti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)$94 K20218OT-64 SKOTArmoured Personnel Carriers (APC)$53 K19679ZALA LancetLoitering Munitions$37 K202310Carl GustafRecoilless Rifles$20 K
04 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
Decisive Victory — Side B
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals
Switzerland 
Bangladesh 
Italy 
Greece 
Estonia 
India 
Qatar 
South Korea 
United Arab Emirates 
Georgia 
Serbia 📚 Sources
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
- Correlates of War (CoW) project
- Official archives and academic literature