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Alawite Armed Forces
Flag of the Alawite Armed Forces
Founded	19 July 2025
Service branches	Alawite Army Alawite Air Force Alawite Navy
Headquarters	Latakia, Alawite Reublic
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Prime Minister Rami Makhlouf
De facto leader	Ghiath Dalla
Chief of Staff	Suhayl al-Hasan
Personnel
Military age	18-45
Conscription	2 years
Active personnel	90,000 (85,000 army, 2500 air force and 2500 navy)
Reserve personnel	200,000 former service personnel with military service in last 15 years
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Assyria Russia Iran China Armenia Hungary Slovakia Czech Republic Serbia

Current equipment

Alawite Army

Name	Origin	Type	Caliber	Quantity	Notes
Pistols
Colt M19	United States of America	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Thousands	Mostly smuggled
Makarov	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	9x18mm makarov	Thousands
Tokarev	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	9x19mm Parabellum	Thousands
Rifles and carbines
vz. 58	Czechoslovakia	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Thousands
AK-47	Soviet Union	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Thousands
AKM	Soviet Union	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Thousands
M16	United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Hundreds	Used by paratroopers and special rifles
STV	Vietnam	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm K56	Thousands	Given by Assyria
PM md 65	Romania	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	Thousands
Amd 65	Hungary	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	Thousands
Type 56	China	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	Thousands
AK 103	Russia	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	Thousands	Given by Assyria
SVD	Soviet Union	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×54mmR	Thousands
Machine guns
PKM	Soviet Union	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR	Hundreds
PKP	Soviet Union	General-purpose machine gun	7.62x54mmR	Hundreds
VZ 52/57	Czechoslovakia	Light machine gun	7.62x39mm	Tens
DShK	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	Hundreds
KPV	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	14.5x114mm	Hundreds
ZU 23	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	23mm	Hundreds
NSV	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	12.7x108mm	Tens	Given by Assyria
Grenade launchers
AGS	Soviet Union	Automatic grenade launcher	30mm	Tens	Given by Assyria
M203 grenade launcher	United States of America	Grenade launcher	40×53mm	Tens	Given by Assyria
Anti-tank weapons
RPG-7	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	40 mm	Thousands
ATGL L	Bulgaria	Rocket-propelled grenade	40 mm	Hundreds
Type 69 RPG	China	Rocket-propelled grenade	40 mm	Hundreds	Given by Assyria
9K111 Fagot	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	120 mm	Tens	Given by Assyria
9M113 Konkurs	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	135 mm	Tens	Given by Assyria
9M133 Kornet	Russia	Anti-tank guided missile	152 mm	Tens	Given by Assyria
		Shotguns
KS 23	Soviet Union	Shotgun	23x75mmR	Tens	Given by Assyria
Benelli M4 Super 90	Italy	Shotgun	12 guage	Tens	Given by Assyria
Saiga-12	Russia	Shotgun	12 guage	Tens	Given by Assyria

Combat vehicles

Photo	Name	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Main battle tanks
	T-54/T-55	Soviet Union	10	Captured from translational government forces
	T-72	Soviet Union	7+	Captured from translational government forces
	Arya 200	Assyria	5+	Given by Assyria
Armoured personnel carriers
	BMP-1	Soviet Union	5+	Captured from translational government forces
	Nimra 100	Assyria	5+	Given by Assyria
Armoured recovery vehicle
	Babra	Assyria	5+	Given by Assyria
Logistic vehicles
	Toyota Land Cruiser	Japan	Hundreds

Artillery

Photo	Name	Origin	Type	Caliber	Quantity	Notes
Self-propelled artillery
	IFG MK2 SPH	India	Self-propelled howitzer	105 mm	7	Given by Assyria
	Garuda 105	India	Self-propelled howitzer	105 mm	5+	Given by Assyria
Towed artillery
	D-30	Soviet Union	Howitzer	122 mm	6+	Given by Assyria
	Type 66	China	Gun howitzer	152.4 mm	5+	Given by Assyria
Multiple rocket launchers
	BM-21 Grad	Soviet Union	Self-propelled MRL	122 mm	Tens	Captured from translational government forces
	HM20	Iran	Self-propelled MRL	122 mm	Tens	Iranian version of the BM-21 Grad
Mortars
	Type 67	China	Light mortar	82 mm
	2B14 Podnos	Soviet Union	Medium mortar	82 mm		Captured from translational government forces
	2S12 Sani	Soviet Union	Heavy mortar	120 mm		Captured from translational government forces

Alawite Air Force

Type	Origin	Class	Role	Notes
Fighter jets
Mikoyan MiG-21	Soviet Union	Jet	Fighter	3 in stock
Mikoyan MiG-29	Soviet Union	Jet	Fighter	3 in stock
Attack aircraft
Sukhoi Su-25	Soviet Union	Jet	Attack	3 in stock
Multirole jets
Mikoyan Mig-23	Soviet Union	Jet	Multirole	1 in stock
Interceptor
Mikoyan MiG-25	Soviet Union	Jet	Interceptor	2 in stock
Trainer aircraft
Yakovlev Yak-130	Russia	Jet	Trainer
Helicopter
Kamov Ka-27	Soviet Union	Rotorcraft	Attack	2 in stock
Kamov Ka-52	Russia	Rotorcraft	Attack	4 in stock
Mil Mi-8/Mi-17	Soviet Union/ Russia	Rotorcraft	Transport/Utility	3 in stock
		Transport
An 24	Soviet union	Propeller	Transport	2 in stock

Alawite Navy

Class	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Missile boat
Osa I & Osa II	Missile boat	Soviet Union	Formerly 10 now 4	6 Osa I and 4 Osa II. (6 Osa-II ships were confirmed destroyed by Israeli airstrikes at Latakia Naval Base in 2024)
Tir II (IPS 18)	Fast Attack CraftTorpedo boat	Iran	6	Believed to be locally produced by Maritime Industries Group or copies of North Koreanpatrol boats.
Destroyer
Glabayta	Destroyer	Assyria	2
			Frigates
Sargon II Class 1	Assyria	Assyria	2
Patrol craft
Zhuk class	Patrol craft	Soviet Union	8	23.8 m inshore vessels.
Raptor class	Patrol craft	Russia	2	16.9 m inshore vessels. Supplied by Russiain 2019.
MIG-S-1800 class	Patrol craft	Iran	6	Monohull and catamaran produced by Maritime Industries Group with longer variants (S-1900and S-2600).
Minesweeper
Sonya class	Minesweeper	Soviet Union	1
Yevgenya class	Minesweeper	Soviet Union	5
Natya class	Minesweeper	Soviet Union	1
Amphibious warfare
Polnocny B	Landing ship tank	Poland	3