Editing M16 rifle (section)

===Former users===
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Afghan interim government-in-exile (1988–1992).svg}} Used by the [[Afghan mujahideen]] during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.safar-publishing.com/post/use-of-the-m-16-rifle-by-mujahideen-during-the-soviet-afghan-war-1979-1989 | title=Use of the M-16 Rifle by Mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War 1979-1989 |date=5 March 2023}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg}} [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]: Standard issue rifle of the [[Afghan National Army]].{{sfnp|LWJ, ''Afghan National Security Forces Order of Battle'', (2011)}} Colt Canada C7 variants also saw limited service.
* {{Flag|Australia}}:{{sfnp|Diggerhistory, ''Australian weapons, Viet Nam and since'', (2002)}} M16A1 introduced during the Vietnam War and replaced by the [[Steyr AUG|F88 Austeyr]] in 1989.
* {{flagicon image|MNLF_flag.svg}} [[Bangsamoro Republik]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_FARC-EP.svg|22px}} [[FARC]]{{sfnp|Moreno|2019|p=1}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Free Aceh Movement.svg}} [[Free Aceh Movement]]{{sfnp|medcom.id, ''Mantan Kombatan GAM'', 4 January 2019}}
* {{flag|British Hong Kong}}: M16A2 variant. Used by the [[Royal Hong Kong Regiment]].{{sfnp|RHKR, ''Equipment - Weapons'', 16 June 2021}}
* {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Laos}}: Received from the US government during the [[Vietnam War]] and [[Laotian Civil War]].{{sfnp|Conboy|McCouaig|1989|p=15}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Moro_Islamic_Liberation_Front.svg}} [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]]
* {{Flag|New Zealand}}{{sfnp|Southby-Tailyour|2003|p=174}} M16 - replaced in 1988 by [[Steyr AUG]], which was being replaced with a [[Lewis Machine & Tool Company#MARS-L|non-Colt M16]] variant in 2016.{{sfnp|''The Firearm Blog'', 18 August 2015}}
* [[File:Provisional Irish Republican Army Badge.svg|20px]] [[Provisional IRA]]: Received a number of M16s during [[The Troubles]] in Northern Ireland.{{sfnp|An Sionnach Fionn, ''Reorganisation Of The IRA'', July 9, 2015}}
* {{flag|Rhodesia}}: M16A1{{sfnp|Moorcraft|McLaughlin|2008|p=92}}
* {{Flag|South Vietnam}}: 6,000 M16s in 1966, and 938,000 M16A1s in 1967–1975.{{sfnp|Walter|2006|pp=320-321}}<ref name="Spokesman 1967"/>
* [[File:FNL Flag.svg|22px]] [[Viet Cong]]: Captured from U.S. and [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam|ARVN]] forces.{{sfnp|Laemlein|2018|p=1}}
* {{flag|Zaire}}{{sfnp|Rottman|2011|p=34}}{{sfnp|Small Arms Survey, ''Waning Cohesion'', 2015, p.201}}