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“أسلحة “داعش

“إن هذا التقرير ثمرة لما يزيد عن ثلاث سنوات من التحقيقات الميدانية في قنوات الإمداد والتوريد التي يتزود منها تنظيم “داعش”. فهذا التقرير يشمل تحليلاً لأكثر من 40 ألف قطعة تم انتشالها من التنظيم بين 2014 و2017، وتشمل هذه القطع أسلحة وذخائر ومكونات يمكن تعقُّبها وسلائف كيميائية سبق أن استخدمهما التنظيم في تصنيع العبوات الناسفة.”

WEAPONS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE

This report is the result of more than three years of field investigation into Islamic State supply chains. It presents an analysis of more than 40,000 items recovered from the group between 2014 and 2017. These items encompass weapons, ammunition, and the traceable components and chemical precursors used by the group to manufacture improvised explosive devices.

INVESTIGATING CROSS-BORDER WEAPON TRANSFERS IN THE SAHEL

This report is the product of field investigations conducted over ten months, in eight countries, to reveal sources of weapons for armed groups and Islamist fighters across North and West Africa. It identifies a network of Sahelian trafficking routes stretching as far afield as Syria, Mali and Cote d’Ivoire.

ENQUÊTE SUR LES TRANSFERTS D’ARMES TRANSFRONTALIERSAU SAHEL

«Ce rapport est le fruit d’enquêtes de terrain menées pendant plus de dix mois, dans huit pays, afin de révéler les sources d’armement des groupes armés et des combattants islamistes en Afrique du Nord et de l’Ouest. Le rapport identifie un réseau de routes de trafic sahélienqui s’étend jusqu’en Syrie, le Mali et la Côte d’Ivoire».

TRACING THE SUPPLY OF COMPONENTS USED IN ISLAMIC STATE IEDs

This report examines more than 700 components used by IS forces to manufacture IEDs, identifies their provenance, and traces their chains of custody. The report presents findings from field investigations in Iraq and Syria conducted over a period of 20 months from July 2014.

NON-STATE ARMED GROUPS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

This report presents preliminary findings from a six-month field investigation from April to September 2014 into weapons used by non-state armed groups in the Central African Republic. It finds military vehicles and ammunition newly-supplied to Séléka rebel forces from Sudan during 2013, and military material from European suppliers originally supplied to Bozizé-era government forces and to other countries.

GROUPES ARMÉS NON ÉTATIQUES EN RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE

Ce rapport au sujet des armes aux mains des groupes armées non-étatiques dans la République Centrafricaine reflète les résultats des enquêtes de terrain, menées entre avril et septembre 2014. Ces armes comprennent des vehicules militaires et des munitions de petit calibre, provenant du Soudan, fournissent aux forces de la Séléka pendant 2013. Ils comprennent également du matériel provenant de fournisseurs européens, vraisemblablement livrés, en premier lieu, aux forces gouvernementales sous la présidence de Bozizé ainsi qu’aux autres pays.

DISTRIBUTION OF IRANIAN AMMUNITION IN AFRICA

This report documents six years of collaborative investigations into the distribution of Iranian ammunition in Africa. It is the first comprehensive study of Iran’s weapon ‘footprint’ on the continent.

Focusing on nine African states, it identifies Iranian-manufactured ammunition in service with government forces and a variety of non-state entities, including foreign-backed insurgents, rebel forces, Islamist-oriented armed groups, and warring civilian communities.

REBEL FORCES IN NORTHERN MALI

A co-publication with the Small Arms Survey, Geneva, the report documents weapons, ammunition, and related materiel in service with rebel forces in Mali during the 2012–13 conflict.

The report identifies 41 weapon and ammunition types, ranging from small-calibre ammunition to major conventional armaments and military vehicles.

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