Baghdad - INA
The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Sabah Al-Numan, said that the first strategic pillar of the government program is centered on strengthening national security, stressing Baghdad’s firm commitment to “restricting weapons to the hands of the state and enforcing the rule of law.” Al-Numan added that Iraq’s preferred approach is to remain outside regional and international conflict axes in order to safeguard domestic stability.
Speaking to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Al-Numan said the government program’s primary strategic objective in enhancing national security is the strict implementation of the policy of “restricting weapons to the hands of the state and enforcing the rule of law,” describing it as a fundamental step toward ending armed activity outside the legal framework and ensuring the internal stability necessary to protect state sovereignty and national security.
He added that, in an effort to address the fragmentation of resources and prevent overlapping authorities, the government program had adopted strict organizational measures aimed at “unifying security decision-making and linking all resources and capabilities to the official state system.” Under this framework, all armed formations would be subject to the authority of the General Command and the unified state security decision-making structure.
Al-Numan said the government program had also adopted a modern technological vision to reinforce operational security through “enhancing border security and developing surveillance systems in line with modern technologies.”
He noted that these technological upgrades would be accompanied by parallel intelligence efforts targeting terrorism and organized crime, including cutting off their sources of financing.
On the foreign policy, Al-Numan said Iraq’s correct strategic choice was to avoid alignment with regional and international conflict blocs as a key step toward preserving internal stability. He said the security and political doctrine underpinning the government program is based on preventive diplomacy and balanced management of international relations, including “not allowing Iraq to be used as a corridor or launching point for attacks against other countries, while also rejecting interference and aggression by other states in Iraq’s internal affairs,” in a bid to shield the country from the security and political repercussions of regional crises.
