Iraq will not allow its territory to become a transit point or starting point for attacks against other countries, a military spokesman said Sunday, Anadolu reports.

Speaking to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Sabah al-Numan, a spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, said Baghdad’s policy was based on avoiding regional and international conflicts to maintain internal stability.

He said that Limiting state-controlled arms remained a key pillar of the government’s security strategy and a necessary step toward ending armed activity outside the legal framework.

Al-Numan also stressed that Iraq would not allow other countries to interfere in its internal affairs, saying the country seeks to protect itself from the security and political consequences of regional crises.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi vowed on Thursday to decide to all weapons under state control as part of a wider reform program after winning the confidence of parliament.

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