Silah Report is a non-commercial research project exploring contemporary and historical small arms & light weapons in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), and Central Asia regions. An endeavour of Armament Research Services (ARES), Silah Report is committed to producing original, regionally focused content. Silah is the Turkish word for ‘weapon’, coming from the Arabic and Farsi, “سلاح”.
Silah Report is an apolitical, policy-neutral organisation.
Silah Report is committed to producing timely, regionally focused content that educates our readership about the current and historical disposition of small arms & light weapons in the MENA and Central Asian regions.
Silah Report does not provide deep analysis of arms and munitions related issues. For professional analysis of the issues Silah Report covers, please contact our parent organisation, Armament Research Services (ARES), a specialist technical intelligence consultancy. Several of Silah Report’s contributors work with ARES.