Iraq: Taking stock: The arming of Islamic State
The armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) deploys a
substantial arsenal of arms and ammunition, designed or manufactured in
more than 25 countries. Their military campaign has relentlessly
targeted civilians with small arms, artillery fire and improvised
explosive devices. This report catalogues the array of weapons,
ammunition and other military equipment observed in the possession of
IS. Supplier states and the Iraqi authorities urgently need to implement
far stricter controls on the transfer, storage and deployment of arms
to avoid further proliferation to armed groups and abuses of human
rights.
