Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi affirmed on Thursday, during a meeting with a delegation of tribal leaders and dignitaries on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, the government's commitment to restricting arms to the state, emphasizing that the state must be the sole entity with a monopoly on the use of force. Al-Zaidi praised the role of tribes as the incubators of civil peace and the first line of defense for the state, stressing the need to prevent celebratory gunfire and tribal conflicts. He also highlighted the government's efforts to shape a new economic identity for the country by attracting foreign investments, ensuring that no extortion of foreign companies operating in Iraq will be tolerated.