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| UN imposes sanctions on Eritrea | UN imposes sanctions on Eritrea |
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| The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on Eritrea because of aid it says it has been giving to Islamist insurgents in Somalia. | |
| The resolution places an arms embargo on Eritrea, and also imposes travel bans and asset freezes on businesses and individuals. | The resolution places an arms embargo on Eritrea, and also imposes travel bans and asset freezes on businesses and individuals. |
| Members of the Eritrean leadership are expected to be affected. The resolution was backed by 13 votes to 15. | Members of the Eritrean leadership are expected to be affected. The resolution was backed by 13 votes to 15. |
| China abstained while Libya, the only Arab council member, voted against. | China abstained while Libya, the only Arab council member, voted against. |
| Eritrean officials have repeatedly denied the allegations, calling them a "fabrication" of US intelligence. | Eritrean officials have repeatedly denied the allegations, calling them a "fabrication" of US intelligence. |
| 'Ludicrous' | 'Ludicrous' |
| The country suspended its membership of the African Union in protest at the call for sanctions in April. | The country suspended its membership of the African Union in protest at the call for sanctions in April. |
| Q&A: Somalia's conflict | Q&A: Somalia's conflict |
| A draft of the resolution obtained by Reuters news agency demands that Eritrea "cease arming, training and equipping armed groups and their members including al-Shabab". | A draft of the resolution obtained by Reuters news agency demands that Eritrea "cease arming, training and equipping armed groups and their members including al-Shabab". |
| As a result of the Security Council vote, Eritrea becomes the first new country to be subjected to UN sanctions since they were imposed on Iran in 2006. | As a result of the Security Council vote, Eritrea becomes the first new country to be subjected to UN sanctions since they were imposed on Iran in 2006. |
| In a letter to the council last week, Eritrea's ambassador to the UN, Araya Desta, called the sanctions "ludicrous punitive measures". | In a letter to the council last week, Eritrea's ambassador to the UN, Araya Desta, called the sanctions "ludicrous punitive measures". |
| He warned that their imposition risked "engulfing the region in to another cycle of conflict as it may encourage Ethiopia to contemplate reckless military adventures". | He warned that their imposition risked "engulfing the region in to another cycle of conflict as it may encourage Ethiopia to contemplate reckless military adventures". |
| The UN has frequently expressed concern about the flow of arms in to Somalia, where hardline Islamists of al-Shabab and Hizbul-Islam are battling with government forces for control of the capital Mogadishu. | The UN has frequently expressed concern about the flow of arms in to Somalia, where hardline Islamists of al-Shabab and Hizbul-Islam are battling with government forces for control of the capital Mogadishu. |
| Somalia has been subject to a UN arms embargo for many years, but weapons are still freely available in the Mogadishu weapons market. | Somalia has been subject to a UN arms embargo for many years, but weapons are still freely available in the Mogadishu weapons market. |