(KUNA) -- The Iraqi government on Wednesday announced a new security plan in Baghdad in order to enhance security and law authority in the city. A press release issued by the Ministry of Interior said that tougher punishments will be enforced for using religious properties to store arms and promote insurgency and sectarian conflicts.
It added that anyone carrying weapons on the street without authorization will be considered as an outlaw and insurgent and will be subject for anti-terror laws, stressing that only members of the security forces in the Ministry of Interior or Ministry of Defense are allowed to carry weapons on the street. The press release urged all Iraqi citizens to cooperate and report any individuals threatening the security and stability in Iraq. |