Syrian Civil War thumb|right|An SDF technical in a village captured from ISIL near Raqqa, Syria thumb|Toyota non-standard Tactical Vehicles (NSTVs) used by U.S. troops in Syria In the Syrian Civil War, technicals are extensively used as improvised fighting vehicles, especially by opposition forces such as Jaysh al-Thuwar, who largely lack conventional fighting vehicles. Syrian government forces also use technicals, but on a smaller scale. The kind of weapons mounted on technicals varies widely, including machine guns, recoilless rifles, anti-aircraft autocannons (commonly ZPU and ZU-23-2) and even BMP-1 turrets. The Military of ISIL extensively used technicals in Iraq and Syria.
Syrian Civil War thumb|right|An SDF technical in a village captured from ISIL near Raqqa, Syria thumb|Toyota non-standard Tactical Vehicles (NSTVs) used by U.S. troops in Syria In the Syrian Civil War technicals are extensiv,ely used as improvised fighting vehicles, especially by opposition forces such as Jaysh al-Thuwar, who largely lack conventional fighting vehicles. Syrian government forces also use technicals, but on a smaller scale. The kind of weapons mounted on technicals varies widely, including machine guns, recoilless rifles, anti-aircraft autocannons (commonly ZPU and ZU-23-2) and even BMP-1 turrets. The Military of ISIL extensively used technicals in Iraq and Syria.