There is a scarcity of systematic data regarding the military equipment of rebel groups engaged in intrastate conflicts. This empirical gap has impeded the rigorous evaluation of (formal) theories concerning militarized interactions between governments and rebel groups. To address this deficiency, we have developed the Rebels' Armament Dataset (RAD). This dataset provides detailed information on the military arsenals of 270 groups over the period from 1989 to 2020, categorizing 15 different types of small arms, light weapons, explosives, and major weapons. In this article, we introduce RAD, compare it with existing datasets, elucidate the data collection process, present an initial overview of the information contained in it, and apply the data to examine civilian suffering in civil wars. Although this dataset is merely an initial step that can be expanded as additional public information becomes available, RAD offers the first organized compilation of data on the armament levels of rebels.

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Rebels' Armament Dataset （RAD） 简介：关于叛军军事能力的经验证据


关于参与州内冲突的叛乱团体的军事装备的系统数据稀缺。这种实证差距阻碍了对有关政府和叛乱组织之间军事化互动的（正式）理论的严格评估。为了解决这一缺陷，我们开发了 Rebels' Armament Dataset （RAD）。该数据集提供了 1989 年至 2020 年期间 270 个团体的军事武器库的详细信息，对 15 种不同类型的小型武器、轻武器、爆炸物和主要武器进行了分类。在本文中，我们介绍了 RAD，将其与现有数据集进行比较，阐明了数据收集过程，初步概述了其中包含的信息，并应用这些数据来研究内战中的平民苦难。尽管此数据集只是一个初始步骤，可以随着更多公共信息的获得而扩展，但 RAD 提供了第一个关于叛军武器装备水平的有组织数据汇编。