Where did Middle East countries involved in armed conflicts get their weapons?
Arms imports from 2009-2016
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Data for Lebanon includes arms transferred to Hezbollah. However arms for Syrian rebels, Hamas, Palestinian Popular Resistance Committees, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey are not included as the values are relatively negligible according to SIPRI database.
Kuang Keng Kuek Ser / PRI