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Military power of Iraq & Syria

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Iraq vs Syria

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Iraq Syria

Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.

The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.

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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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10 billion $
1.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.5 %
5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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193,000
169,000

Reserve personnel

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553,000
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Available for military

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11,700,000
11,550,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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827
731
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,249
1,729
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Total artillery

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1,326
1,263
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Self-propelled artillery

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244
180
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Rocket artillery

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472
452

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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369
320
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Fighter

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0
52
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Multirole

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58
16
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Attack

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33
33
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Helicopters

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191
177
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UCAV (combat drone)

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12
0

Navy

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Total naval

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67
37
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
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Corvettes

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1
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Iraq

18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.