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Small arms survey 2012: Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia

A decade after the adoption of the UN Programme of Action on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, public understanding of the types and sources of illicit small arms and light weapons remains extremely limited. Most accounts are based on data that is vague and anecdotal. Thus, we are left to wonder what models of small arms and light weapons are most readily available to terrorists, insurgents, and criminals. How technologically advanced are these weapons? Is it possible to keep them out of the hands of individuals and groups that are likely to misuse them? How old are they, and how many are still functional? What are the most significant sources of illicit small arms and light weapons? Answers to these questions have the potential to shape efforts to stem the flow of illicit weapons and shed light on the threat they now pose. This chapter inaugurates a multi-year project by the Small Arms Survey and the Federation of American Scientists to provide such answers through analysis of previously unreleased or under-utilized data on illicit small arms and light weapons.