HOW ARMIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST COMPARE

If Iraq agreed to Soviet peace proposals and pulled out of Kuwait before the start of a massive ground war, it would still be left with one of the most formidable arsenals in the Middle East. Based on allied briefings assessing Iraqi damage, here’s a look at what President Saddam Hussein still has after a month of war, and how other armies in the region compare:

IRAQ FORCES BEFORE THE WAR AND NOW Tanks deployed at beginning of conflict: 4,200 Number destroyed: 1,400 * TOTAL REMAINING: 2,800 Artillery pieces deployed: 3,100 Number destroyed: 1,200 * TOTAL REMAINING: 1,900 Armored vehicles deployed: 2,800 Number destroyed: 800 * TOTAL REMAINING: 2,000 Military aircraft: 700 Number destroyed: 87 * TOTAL REMAINING, including 137 in Iran: 613 Troops: 500,000 Mobilized reservists: 500,000 * TROOP CASUALTIES in the Persian Gulf War are unavailable from the Pentagon.

KEY ARSENALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST EGYPT Armed Forces: 448,000 Reservists: 623,000 Tanks: 3,100 Armored vehicles: 820 Artillery: 378 Fighter aircraft: 549 ISRAEL Armed Forces: 141,000 Reservists on call: 504,000 Available for mobilization: 2,000,000 Tanks: 3,800 Armored vehicles: 9,000 Artillery: 500 Fighter aircraft: 508 SYRIA Armed Forces: 404,000 Reservists: 400,000 Tanks: 4,000 Armored vehicles: 2,800 Artillery: 2,000 Fighter aircraft: 650 Sources: International Institute for Strategic Studies, U.S. Naval Institute, Defense Department Times staff writers Tina Anima, James Rainey, Jill Stewart and Hector Tobar and Faye Fiore contributed to this story.