The city of al-Bab in rural Aleppo, in cooperation with the local council of the city, launched a campaign to organize the matter of carrying weapons by civilians and the licensing of weapons.

"They gave civilians who have weapons the opportunity until 1/8/2018 to apply for licenses for the weapons they have and the processing of files and papers for their weapons, and warned that they will deal with that date with Each holder of a weapon without a license as a vandal and will expose himself to legal accountability," al-Bab police chief,Haitham al-Zein told Syria Call news.

Al-Zein confirmed that the weapons licensing campaign aims to regulate the phenomenon of the proliferation of weapons among civilians and to reduce the phenomenon of random shooting and others.

For his part, the head of the local council of al-Bab Jamal Osman said in his remarks to Syria Call network: The initiative was concerned for the safety of civilians and for the purpose of organizing the process of carrying and selling arms.

The civil and military actors in the city have recently met with the Turkish side to discuss issues related to the control of security and reduce the deteriorating situation in the city because of the proliferation of weapons.