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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Baghdad – Fadhel al-Nashmi, Hamza Mustafa

Iraq Starts Regulating Arms Licenses

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani speaks during a vote in Sudani's cabinet at the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, October 27, 2022.

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday a set of methods and mechanisms through which ordinary people can obtain licenses to carry weapons, which are mostly light arms such as pistols and light automatic machine guns.

According to the regulations published by the ministry, the process of obtaining a license to carry weapons begins with receiving the approval of the Minister of Interior, followed by the certification of official documents and biometric information, and a medical examination for the person wishing to obtain the license.

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