Who dislodges arms embargo and what are the worries surrounding arms imports in Somalia
Reliable military sources indicate that in the last few years changes were coming about due to arms smuggled to Somalia and the new importers include United States of America, Kenya , Uganda, Djibouti Turkey and Qatar.
Reports leaked from inner circles in the Federal Government say that American military official delivering weapons on special chattered planes landing in dark nights at Mogadishu Airport secretly and then secretly distributed to militias who support US intelligency agencies in their clandestine missions against al shabaab.
These weaponary including light arms , assult rifles and ammunition is also imported at Galkacyo and boosaaso airports and leaders in Bari and Sanaag regions blame to the government of United States for arming a warlord who belong to Sanaag region although that they did not mention by name but as they said is in his initial stage organizing militia .
“ This action bring forward speculations as it coincides whan Puntland state has security establishments”speaking to somalireport24 in annonmity .
Uganda and Kenya also import some weaponary and arms which they supply clan militia who sometimes support them in their fight against al shabaab and militias also use the weapon for the clan confrontations in lower Shabelle and Lower Jubba regions , as Mohamed Ali , a former military official told Somalireport24.
Some of weapon goes to al shabaab who pay government official who through intermidiataries sell it , as previously noted in UN-Monitoring Group reports.
Investigators told somalireport24 that arms and weapon brought twice a month in Boosaso by boats from Yemen for commercial purposes and sometimes destined to Puntland authorities .
These Yemeni boats start their travel from Al Qayda and Wadi Ar Ar near Sana, the capital of Yemen.
Puntland security official speaking in annonmity said that Puntland government gives licences to import and sell weapon in Puntland .
“ In Boosaaso alone , there are a lot of weapon and arms depots and open arms markets” said the official
Asha Bardho who involved in this business said that new packages weapon arrive once in the arms markets in Boosaso .
United Nations emposed Somalia an arms embargo early in 1991 banning importing arms to Somalia although it was eased sometime after Federal Government was installed but this sanction is always interrupted by certain countries including Ethiopia and Erteria
Somalireport24.com
