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SYRIA

GFP #66Middle EastCAP: Damascus

Post-civil war Syrian Armed Forces with Russian support, significantly degraded by years of conflict.

MILITARY DOCTRINE

Regime survival, Russian air support dependency, and Hezbollah/Iran proxy integration.

21.0M
POPULATION
$11.1B
GDP TOTAL
$1.9B
MILITARY BUDGET
169K
ACTIVE TROOPS

FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN

PERSONNEL

Active Troops
169,000
Reserve Troops
314,000
Paramilitary
100,000
Special Forces
5,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.9310
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
6%

GROUND FORCES

Tanks (MBT)
900
Armored Vehicles
4,200
Artillery
3,250
MLRS
700
900
TANKS
4,200
AFVs
3,250
ARTILLERY

AIR POWER

Fighter Aircraft
253
Attack Helicopters
57
Transport Helicopters
100
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
50
253
FIGHTERS
57
HELICOPTERS
50
DRONES

NAVAL & STRATEGIC

Total Ships
18
Submarines
0
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
100
NON-NUCLEAR STATE

NATIONAL ARSENAL

No arsenal data available

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