Somalia appealed to United Nations (UN) member states, in addition to its neighbours, to strictly adhere to a decision imposing an arms embargo on all deliveries of weapons, ammunition and navy gear to the militant group, Al-Shabaab.
Somalia’s ambassador to the UN, Abukar Osman made the decision throughout a UN Safety Council assembly on Thursday. He additionally cautioned international locations in opposition to offering any logistical help to the group.
Osman stated the Somali authorities was deeply involved over allegations that weapons had been smuggled into Somalia from a rustic that contributes troops to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Osman didn’t title the nation, solely saying that the incident passed off in July.
“Somali authorities is investigating final month’s incident and can share the result in the end,” Osman stated.
Osman stated the unlawful circulate of arms into Somalia posed a big risk to peace and safety by fueling clan conflicts and empowering Al-Shabaab to “assault smooth targets”. He cited an assault by Al-Shabaab on Lido seaside in Mogadishu on August 3 that killed greater than 30 individuals and injured greater than 60 others.
Osman added that the implications of the unlawful arms circulate into Somalia additionally destabilized neighboring international locations and negatively affected regional safety as an entire.
“We should acknowledge that addressing this problem requires a coordinated response.”
The UN imposed an arms embargo on Somalia for greater than three a long time in 1992. The embargo was lifted in December final yr however restrictions on arms commerce or provides to Al-Shabaab had been retained.
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