South Sudan’s Arms Embargo Flouted

Expand A man walks past the remains of a tank destroyed during fighting between government and rebel forces in the Jebel area of the capital Juba, South Sudan, July 16, 2016.  © 2016 AP Photo/Samir Bol, File The latest report of the United Nations Panel of Experts on South Sudan has found, not surprisingly, that South Sudan and other states have been flouting the UN arms embargo imposed on the country last year. The embargo was the result of years of lobbying by domestic and international groups in an effort to stem the flow of weapons that are being used against civilians. The arms embargo…

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