Amnesty: Islamic State fuelled by ”reckless arms trading”

Amnesty International has blamed “reckless arms trading” for fuelling the so-called Islamic State (IS). In a report released on Tuesday, the human rights group said “decades of free-flowing arms” has enabled IS to seize large amounts of weaponry. Militants were able to acquire internationally-manufactured weapons from the Iraqi army when it seized Mosul in June […]

Amnesty International has blamed “reckless arms trading” for fuelling the so-called Islamic State (IS).
In a report released on Tuesday, the human rights group said “decades of free-flowing arms” has enabled IS to seize large amounts of weaponry.
Militants were able to acquire internationally-manufactured weapons from the Iraqi army when it seized Mosul in June 2014, it added.
It has called for an embargo to stop the spread of arms in the region. The report, named “Taking Stock: The arming of Islamic State”, says IS militants used weapons from Iraqi military stocks to carry out “a horrific campaign of abuse”.
The weapons were manufactured in at least 25 countries, it added – including the UK, Russia, China, the US, Germany and France.