SPLM-N soldiers clean weapons they say they took from government forces. Credit: Jared Ferrie/IPSBy Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Sep 1 2015 (IPS)Despite last year’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the proliferation of conventional weapons, both legally and illegally, continues to help fuel military conflicts in several countries in the Middle East and Africa, including Syria, Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen.Described as the first international, legally binding agreement to regulate the trade in conventional arms, the ATT was also aimed at preventing the illicit trade in weapons.“Arms transfers are still continuing – transfers that states know will contribute to death, …read more
Source: Inter Press Service
