Amid security worries, gun sales thrive in Iraq’s Mosul

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Sun, 2019-04-21 02:00

MOSUL, Iraq: Hunting rifles, pistols and towers of ammunition magazines: new gun shops are popping up in Iraq’s Mosul, where residents are keen to own personal firearms in the unpredictable aftermath of Daesh rule.
The Daesh group reigned over the city for three years before being ousted by Iraqi forces in mid-2017.
But with militants sleeper cells still active across the broader province, the new half-dozen licensed gun traders in Mosul are seeing impressive sales.