Equipment
ISIS has captured and currently uses American weapons, vehicles, and uniforms in its operations. ISIS members have been seen wearing the standard US Army Combat Uniform along with Interceptor body armor. For night raids, AN/PVS-7 night vision goggles worn with PASGT helmets are used. Some of the weapons used are M16 rifles, M4 carbines, M203 grenade launchers, M60 machine guns, M240 machine guns, RPGs, and surface-to-air Stinger missiles;[107] vehicles used include Humvees, AMZ Dziks, MT-LBs, M1117s,[108] M113 APCs and several T-55 tanks. During the 2014 Northern Iraq offensive, ISIS raided Iraqi Army bases and captured M198 howitzers,[109] Type 59-1 artillery guns, DShK guns mounted on trucks, ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns,[110][111] 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns and at least one Scud missile.[112]When ISIS captured Mosul Airport in June 2014, it seized a number of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and cargo planes that were stationed there.[113][114] However, according to Peter Beaumont of The Guardian, it seems unlikely that ISIS would be able to deploy them.[115] read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_Syria
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