90% were from the militants of the Islamic state weapons in the period from July 2014 to November 2017, supplied from China, Russia and Eastern Europe. To such conclusion came from an independent organization Conflict Armament Research. The main goal of researchers from this group is the study of arms supplies to all sides of the conflict.
In total, we analyzed about forty thousand pieces of weapons in Iraqi and Syrian areas liberated from the terrorists of ISIS. After studying the markings and serial numbers, the staff Conflict Armament Research has been able to set a start and end point of delivery. From China and Russia supplied not only firearms, but also ammunition, explosive devices, chemical materials. A significant amount of weapons — new. Less than two percent of the total number produced since the beginning of the Syrian conflict. More than half produced after 1990.
The organization’s report noted that the bulk of the weapons were sent to the legal authorities of Syria and Iraq, but were intercepted by terrorists. In addition, the document States that some of the ammunition shipped to the Syrian rebels fighting the regime of Assad. These weapons are also course of the fighting was in the hands of ISIS. It is made mostly in Saudi Arabia. Among the findings was discovered and weapons with a large American enterprises, such as military plant in Missouri. Marking NATO was found in 3% of the weapons.
Had the Islamic state militants and weapons, which penetrated to them from other «hot spots». So, the weapons from Libya and Sudan were controlled by the terrorists parts of Syria and Iraq. Damien, Splicers, presenter, Conflict Armament Research, said that thanks to the supplies from abroad, the terrorists were able to establish in the industrial scale manufacture of their own weapons and explosive devices. From Turkey, the militants got ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate and detonators and cords, detonators. It is established that Islamic state has heavy weaponry and armored.
In total, the report by Conflict Armament Research arms suppliers for ISIS was called twenty-one States.
