In Focus – Iraq: authorities seek to regulate the circulation of unregistered firearms

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It is believed that there are at least 8 million weapons of all types in circulation in Iraq. Without state oversight, illegal firearms are responsible for hundreds of deaths each year, sometimes involving celebratory shootings at weddings or funerals that end in tragedy. To address the magnitude of this problem, the Iraqi Government launched a campaign in late 2023 to recover unregistered firearms, but will it be successful? Report by Marie-Charlotte Roupie.