▁like ▁Egypt ' s ▁ 6 th ▁of ▁October ▁Pan or ama , ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁North ▁Korea , ▁as ▁evident ▁by ▁the ▁social ist - real ist ▁relief s ▁in ▁the ▁museum ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁m ural ▁show c asing ▁Ass ad ▁hand - in - hand ▁with ▁Kim ▁il - S ung . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by ▁president ▁Ha fe z ▁al - Ass ad . ▁ ▁Ex hib its ▁▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁displays ▁the ▁t anks , ▁j ets ▁and ▁weapon ry ▁used ▁by ▁Sy ria ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁Soviet - made , ▁captured ▁Isra eli ▁weapon ry , ▁such ▁as ▁Isra eli ▁t anks , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁captured ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁war , ▁with ▁an ▁exception ▁of ▁a ▁tank ▁captured ▁from ▁Israel ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Y ac ou b ▁which ▁occurred ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Leb anon ▁War , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁w reck age ▁and ▁remains ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁j ets ▁down ed ▁by ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Force . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁also ▁contains ▁many ▁large ▁gallery ▁h alls ▁featuring ▁large ▁comm emor ative ▁paint ings ▁and ▁mur als ▁dep ict ing ▁former ▁Sy rian ▁president ▁Ha fe z ▁al - Ass ad , ▁most ▁not ably ▁a ▁ 2 3 8 ▁m 2 ▁painting ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁people . ▁