 Arms are still pouring into Sudan's embattled Darfur region in violation of a UN arms ban, UN experts said on Thursday. The arms come from neighboring countries as well as nations outside the African continent, the panel of four experts said. They urged the Security Council to strengthen the embargo and better enforce it.
| Yaaasss, by gum, better enforcement, that's the ticket! |
Their latest report mentioned by name only Chad as an arms source, but earlier reports have also cited Eritrea and Libya.
The council imposed an arms embargo on all non-government forces in Darfur in July 2004, to help end a civil war that has raged in the region since February 2003.
| Which means the Janjaweed, as an extension of the government, has all the arms it needs. |
The conflict has pitted Sudanese rebels against government forces and allied militias, who have killed tens of thousands and driven 2 million people from their homes into miserable camps in Sudan and neighboring Chad. |