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Somalia Condemns Ethiopia for Alleged Two Truckloads of Arms Shipments to Puntland

Sep 20, 2024, 04:09 PM

Somalia has condemned Ethiopia for allegedly supplying two truckloads of weapons to the semi-autonomous region of Puntland. The Somali government claims that these unauthorized arms shipments violate Somalia's sovereignty and pose a threat to regional stability. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud emphasized the government's zero-tolerance policy on arms trading, stating that all imports, exports, and sales of weapons are strictly prohibited, with violators facing legal repercussions. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called for an immediate end to these shipments and urged international support for peace in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia has yet to respond to these accusations.