( بندقية القادسيّة )‎ Saddam’s SVD Clone: The Iraqi Al-Kadesiah

The Iraqi Al-Kadesiah rifle was named after a battle bearing the same name in 636 AD which marked a key point in the Islamic conquest of what is current-day Iraq and Iran. The naming of weapon systems whether it be small arms or missiles in Saddam’s Iraq was often based on important events in history, religion, or geography so this odd naming scheme comes as no surprise. When it comes to the Al-Kadesiah, the rifle is a bit of a Dragunov derivative oddity. There is too much difference between it