If several configurations of a vehicle with one designation are known, they are added as such. The part within apostrophes refers to an unoffical name, such as the US DoD M-xxxx designation system (referring to the first year the system was identified). A year in square brackers after the designation of a vehicle refer to its perceived date of inception. All vehicles listed are presumed to still be in use with the Korean People's Army. All vehicles listed are presumed to still be in use with the Korean People's Army unless indicated. Last updated on 14-03-2017.
Additional evidence of Russian contractors operating in Syria has emerged. According to an article published on the news site fontanka.ru, a private military company named Slavonic Corps
indeed operated in Syria, but was actually disbanded after a single
failed operation. The following story was told to fontanka.ru by former
Slavonic Corps contractors which operated in Syria.