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In 2006 the UN estimated there were about 2,000 Eritrean troops in Somalia to support the ICU. | |||
In December 2009, the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on '''Eritrea''', accusing the country of arming and providing financial aid to militia groups in southern Somalia's conflict zones, including Al-Shabaab. | In December 2009, the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on '''Eritrea''', accusing the country of arming and providing financial aid to militia groups in southern Somalia's conflict zones, including Al-Shabaab. | ||
There are speculations that al- Shabaab is recieveing financial support from Eritrea. Anti- government rebels in southern Somalia are said to be getting plane loads of weapons from Eritrea. Despite the sanctions already placed against Eritrea, the UN International Monitoring Group (IMG) published a report in 2010, stating that the country continued to support rebel groups in southern Somalia. The Eritrean administration emphatically denied the accusations, describing them as "concocted, baseless and unfounded" and demanding concrete evidence to be made publicly available, with an independent platform through which it may in turn issue a response. | There are speculations that al- Shabaab is recieveing financial support from Eritrea. Anti- government rebels in southern Somalia are said to be getting plane loads of weapons from Eritrea. Despite the sanctions already placed against Eritrea, the UN International Monitoring Group (IMG) published a report in 2010, stating that the country continued to support rebel groups in southern Somalia. The Eritrean administration emphatically denied the accusations, describing them as "concocted, baseless and unfounded" and demanding concrete evidence to be made publicly available, with an independent platform through which it may in turn issue a response. | ||
UN IMG issued a report in November 2011 stating that Eritrea continues to fund al-Shabaab, it also states that Eritrea gives 80,000$ each month to al-Shabaab | UN IMG issued a report again in November 2011 stating that Eritrea continues to fund al-Shabaab, it also states that Eritrea gives 80,000$ each month to al-Shabaab. | ||
===The future of al-Shabaab=== | ===The future of al-Shabaab=== | ||