illicit weapons in war zones: iraq as a case study
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Presented by Matt Schroeder for Small Arms Survey at the 10th biennial International Security Forum (ISF), held in Geneva, 22 to 24 April. For more information, visit the ISF 2013 website: http://www.isf.ethz.ch/TRANSCRIPT
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small arms survey 2008: risk and resilience
10th International Security ForumGeneva, April 2013
Illicit Weapons in War Zones: Iraq as a case
study
Matt Schroeder, Small Arms Survey and the Federation of American Scientists
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Illicit weapons in war zones
■ Illicit weapons project phase I: war weapons
■ Case studies: Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia
■ 8,000 records/80,000 weapons/+1500 caches & transfers
Illicit Weapons in high-intensity armed conflict – April 2013
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Illicit weapons project: key findings
■ Small arms: Kalashnikov-pattern assault rifles
■ Light weapons: early model Soviet-designed systems
■ Few if any latest-generation light weapons
Illicit Weapons in high-intensity armed conflict – April 2013
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Illicit weapons in Iraq (type)
Illicit Weapons in high-intensity armed conflict – April 2013
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Illicit weapons in Iraq (country)
Illicit Weapons in high-intensity armed conflict – April 2013
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Iranian weapons – small cal. ammo
Illicit Weapons in high-intensity armed conflict – April 2013
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Iranian weapons – 107 mm rocket
Illicit Weapons in high-intensity armed conflict – April 2013
Iraq, 2007 Levant, 2009 Nigeria, 2010
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