The Headstamp Trail: An Assessment of Small-calibre Ammunition Found in Libya provides an analysis of 65 different small-calibre cartridge headstamps (ammunition identification markings) documented in Libya.
In January 2012 Tuareg separatist fighters launched military operations against Malian government forces in northern Mali. A disparate array of rebel Tuareg forces and fighters with Islamist agendas later joined the rebellion.
Rebel Forces in Northern Mali: Documented Weapons, Ammunition and Related Materiel is a report that documents the weaponry in use by these insurgent groups. It is published online by Conflict Armament Research in partnership with the Small Arms Survey’s Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA) project.
Dynamic Disposal: An Introduction to Mobile and Transportable Industrial Ammunition Demilitarization Equipment compiles unclassified information gathered by the Small Arms Survey at the NATO Support Agency's conference on Mobile Equipments for Ammunition Demilitarization (MEAD) in Capellen, Luxembourg, on 31 May 2012.
Ammunition marking—including all the marks applied on individual cartridges and their packaging, containing information crucial for their identification—facilitates accounting for ammunition use, safe transportation, storage, and quality control. Within the international arms control community there is an ongoing debate about how useful marking is in helping to trace transfers of ammunition from one user group to another.
South-east European Surplus Arms: State Policies and Practices profiles the policies and procedures put in place by the South-east European countries operating within the RASR Initiative to address their surplus small arms and ammunition. The first section reviews the international and regional political frameworks for addressing surplus and then examines available policy options.
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