9K34 Strela-3

Iraq

On 22 November 2003 an Airbus A300 cargo plane was hit by a Strela-3 missile after takeoff from Baghdad International Airport, but managed to land safely despite losing hydraulic power.

On 6 May 2006, a British Westland Lynx AH.7 of the Royal Navy from 847 Squadron was shot down with a Strela-3 over Basra, killing five crewmen and crashing into a house.^[1]

Georgia

During the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993), a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by a Georgian Army SA-14 on December 14, 1992, resulting in the death of 3 crew and 58 passengers, most of them Russian refugees. A Georgian Air Force Su-25 was shot down over Nizhnaya Eshera on 4 July 1993 by SA-14,^[2] and several other aircraft on both sides may have been shot down by SA-14s.^[3]

Former Yugoslavia

A British Sea Harrier FRS1 of 801 Naval Air Squadron, operating from aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal on 16 April 1994, was shot down during its attack on two Republika Srpska T-55 tanks in Bosnia. The pilot, Lieutenant Nick Richardson, ejected and landed in territory controlled by friendly Bosnian Muslims.

DR Congo

A Zimbabwe Air Force Il-76 was shot down by Congolese rebels using an SA-14 on 11 October 1998 during the Second Congo War, resulting in the death of 40 troops and crew.^[4]

Afghanistan

SA-14s used by the Northern Alliance are credited with having shot down 8 Taliban MiG-21 and Su-22 fighters during the Taliban's 2000 offensive against Taloqan.^[5]

Turkey

A SA-14 (9K34 Strela-3) MANPADS was found during Operation Claw (2019-2020) in June 2019 in the Hakurk region of northern Iraq belonging to the PKK.^{[citation needed]}

Current

•  Angola^[6]
•  Azerbaijan^[7]
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina^[8]
•  Croatia^[9]
•  Cuba^[10]
•  Georgia^[11]
•  Iran^[12]
•  Jordan^[13]
•  Nicaragua^[14]
•  North Korea^[15]
•  Peru^[16]
•  Russia − Used by Ground Forces and Airborne units.^[17]
•  Syria^[18]
•  Turkmenistan^[19]
•  Ukraine^[20][21]

Non-state

• Hezbollah^[22]
•  Houthis^[23]
•  Islamic State^[24]
• Kurdistan Workers' Party^{[25][better source needed]}

Former

•  Armenia^[26]
•  Belarus^[26]
•  Bulgaria − Produced under license.^[26]
•  Czechoslovakia^[27]
•  Czech Republic^[26]
•  East Germany – Never acquired to military service.^[28]
• Federal Republic of Yugoslavia^[20]
•  Finland^[26]
•  Germany − Former East German stock, used for training only.^[20]
•  Hungary^[20]
•  India^[20]
• Iraq^[20]
•  Kazakhstan^[20]
•  Kyrgyzstan^[20]
•  Moldova^[20]
•  Poland^[20]
•  South Africa^[20]
•  Soviet Union^[29]
•  Tajikistan^[20]
•  United Arab Emirates – Used by the Abu Dhabi Royal Guard.^[20]
•  Uzbekistan^[20]
•  Vietnam^[20]

Non-state former

• Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front^[30]
• Jamiat-e Islami^[22]
•  Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam^[22]
• Revolutionary United Front^[22]
• UNITA^[22] – Captured from MPLA and Cuban forces in late 1987.^[30]