American website: Continuing fears of uncontrolled weapons in Iraq

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[size=52]American website: Continuing fears of uncontrolled weapons in Iraq[/size]

[size=45]Al-Hurra Iraq website confirmed that calls in Iraq continue to confine uncontrolled weapons to the state, in light of fears of a new outbreak of violence among Iraqis, in conjunction with the International Day of Non-Violence. The United Nations commemorates the International Day of Non-Violence on October 2 annually, which is the birth date of the leader of the Indian independence movement and the pioneer of the philosophy of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi.[/size]
[size=45]According to the United Nations, the principle of nonviolence “rejects the use of physical violence to achieve social or political change.”[/size]
[size=45]This form of social struggle, often described as “common people politics,” has been embraced by masses of people around the world in campaigns to achieve social justice.[/size]
[size=45]According to the Al-Hurra Iraq website, security experts revealed that the weapons of tribes and militias spread in Iraq represent a major challenge to law enforcement, despite the Ministry of Interior’s announcement of developing a strategy to confine weapons to the state.[/size]
[size=45]Images of violence and devastation are still disturbing Iraqis, who fear the return of those scenes that have haunted them for years in light of the control of the terrorist organization ISIS over various regions of the country for years, in addition to repeated security incidents of bombings or assassinations.[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi citizen, Sabah Al-Taie, said, “If we talk about the security scene throughout Iraq, it is witnessing relative stability, not absolute.”[/size]
[size=45]But he explained: “We have concerns, for example, about the return of violence, bombings, or quarrels in the street.”[/size]
[size=45]On Thursday, the Iraqi Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, announced the development of a “strategic plan” to confine weapons to the state, calling for the registration of light weapons in police stations, according to what the official news agency “INA” reported.[/size]
[size=45]Security experts attributed the reasons for the continued violence in the country to “the spread of uncontrolled weapons, which are under the control of terrorist groups, armed militias, or clans.”[/size]
[size=45]Iraqi security affairs observer, Ghanem Al-Aifan, said: “In Iraq, there are a lot of weapons in the hands of the tribes, and these tribes may use them in revenge operations and disputes that occur between them.”[/size]
[size=45]He continued in his speech to Al-Hurra: “Therefore, I believe that all forces that are outside state institutions are considered to be undermining the political system and the government, and weakening the state and its institutions.”[/size]
[size=45]Last March, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior identified 4 categories that may be granted the right to possess firearms, which are merchants who have a Chamber of Commerce ID, contractors, and goldsmiths (gold merchants) after obtaining a license to practice a profession, in addition to shop owners with salary delivery outlets.[/size]
[size=45]But the problem lies in the difficulty of actually disarming those who possess them, whether militias or clans, in the absence of a political consensus on ending armed manifestations, which puts the Iraqi security forces facing great challenges in confronting terrorism, and at the same time confronting armed groups.[/size]
[size=45]Political analyst Salam Al-Hamdani said, “We warn against any political disagreement occurring between the political blocs, because there has become a popular base that says, ‘If they agree, they steal us, and if they disagree, they kill us.’” We do not want these phrases to be repeated again in the Iraqi reality.”[/size]
[size=45]Some Iraqi governorates suffer from repeated clashes between tribes, using medium and light weapons, and the government often works to resolve them through reconciliation.[/size]
[size=45]The successive events that Iraq has witnessed over the past few days have sparked talk about the “uncontrolled weapons” crisis in the country, which prompted the Iraqi government to stress the necessity of “putting weapons in the hands of the state,” in light of the spread of sectarian armed militias in Mesopotamia, which experts describe as “A dilemma without a solution.”[/size]
[size=45]Last May, the Iraqi Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir al-Shammari, announced the development of a “strategic plan” to restrict weapons to the state, calling for the registration of light weapons in police stations.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Shammari explained in press statements: “An expanded meeting was held for the Supreme Committee to control weapons in the hands of the state, in the presence of governors and police commanders, as well as operational commanders in the governorates.”[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi minister stressed that “the process of acquiring medium and heavy weapons by citizens will expose them to legal accountability.”[/size]
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