Editing FN FAL (section)

=== Syria ===
[[File:Al-Siddiq Battalions FN FAL eastern Ghouta.png|thumb|A fighter of the Siddiq Battalions fires a scoped FN FAL at [[Syrian Armed Forces]] in the town of [[Otaybah, Syria|Otaybah]], eastern [[Ghouta]], 2013.]]

Syria adopted the FN FAL in 1956. 12,000 rifles were bought in 1957.{{sfn|Jenzen-Jones|Spleeters|2015|p=7}} The Syrian state produced 7.62×51mm cartridges{{sfn|Jenzen-Jones|Spleeters|2015|p=7}} and is reported to have acquired FALs from other sources. During the [[Syrian Civil War]], FALs from various sources, including Israel, were used by governmental forces, rebels, [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL) and [[People's Protection Units|Kurdish forces]].{{sfn|Jenzen-Jones|Spleeters|2015|p=7}} The [[Syrian Arab Army]] and loyalist paramilitary forces used it as a designated marksman rifle.<ref name="104th Brigade">{{cite news|title=La 104ème brigade de la Garde républicaine syrienne, troupe d'élite et étendard du régime de Damas|url=http://www.francesoir.fr/politique-monde/la-104eme-brigade-de-la-garde-republicaine-troupe-elite-regime-damas-combats-alep-ghouta-deir-ezzor-bachar-al-assad-issam-zahreddine-etat-islamique-arm%C3%A9e-syrienne-artillerie-druze-daech-forces-speciales|date=20 March 2017|language=fr|work=[[France-Soir]]|access-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019004114/http://www.francesoir.fr/politique-monde/la-104eme-brigade-de-la-garde-republicaine-troupe-elite-regime-damas-combats-alep-ghouta-deir-ezzor-bachar-al-assad-issam-zahreddine-etat-islamique-arm%C3%A9e-syrienne-artillerie-druze-daech-forces-speciales|archive-date=19 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of 2012, the use of [[.308 Winchester]] cartridges may have caused these FALs to malfunction, thus reducing the popularity of the weapon.{{sfn|Jenzen-Jones|Spleeters|2015|p=23}}