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Azaz gun control aims to keep civilians safe

The local councils of Azaz and the surrounding villages decided to impose gun control measures to keep weapons out of the hands of civilians and Free Syrian Army factions.
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ALEPPO, Syria — Small and medium weapons have spread not only among the Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions and police forces in the towns and camps of the Euphrates Shield area in ​​Aleppo countryside, but also among thousands of civilians. The chaotic spread of firearms has had a serious impact on the local community, killing and wounding civilians in clashes with FSA factions or other residents.

The clashes that erupted between the Asaniyeh and Saitat families Oct. 13, in Sejo camp near Azaz in the northern Aleppo countryside, killed a child and wounded 12 civilians including women and children.

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