Of the 34 arms shipments identified by the Monitoring Group, 21 transactions were conducted through the Bakaaraha arms market, which reaffirms the central role it plays in the arms trade and in arms embargo violations in Somalia.

Additionally, the Monitoring Group is convinced that another arms market, located in Yemen, operates in conjunction with the Bakaarah arms market by functioning as a continuing source for the arms routinely received by the Bakaarah arms market.

In addition, the opposition was supplied with arms by criminal groups or arms trading networks through the medium of the Bakaraaha Arms Market (BAM) at Irtogte in Mogadishu.

She died in his arms.

Arms trafficking must be internationally controlled and sanctioned and illicit trade in arms must be criminalized.

In Somalia, the road transport network plays a very crucial role in transporting arms to the Bakaaraha arms market.

Does the Government of Yemen buy arms from or sell arms to the arms market?

Identify in detail the arms brokers who transact business with and or on behalf of the arms market.

The Monitoring Group believes that an integrated arms embargo is needed at this time in view of the uncontrolled and dramatic rise in arms flows into Somalia and in the number of corresponding arms embargo violations.

Now these are my comrades in arms.

She folded her baby in her arms.

She held her baby in her arms.

Reported violations of arms embargo in Somalia

A number of individuals used the medium of the Bakaaraha arms market either to sell or to buy arms that were brought into Somalia in violation of the arms embargo.

Such steps would include export control, arms and arms brokers licensing systems and measures to criminalize arms embargo violations.

During the current mandate, the Monitoring Group investigated violations of the arms embargo in terms of shipments of arms into Somalia that went directly to the intended recipients and shipments of arms that went into and through the Bakaaraha arms market, especially the Irtogte market located in Mogadishu.

A. Bakaraaha Arms Market, arms trading networks and the opposition

In addition, the Bakaaraha arms market inside Somalia, particularly in Mogadishu, and the arms market in the neighbouring Gulf State continue to play central roles as sources of arms that fuel violent clashes and remain an obstacle to peace and stability in Somalia.

The Bakaraaha Arms Market in Mogadishu has continued throughout the current mandate period to play a major role as an intermediary for channelling arms to members of the opposition and others in violation of the arms embargo.

Illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons

He had a big box in his arms.

Substantive issues Equality of arms in the courts

Prevention of an arms race in outer space

Examples of weapons in each category of arms

Many parties were engaged in the arms transactions.

Are there still arms and munitions in Liberia?

She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.

She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.

Full use should be made of international and regional instruments to curb illicit arms flows and enforce arms embargoes in Africa.

This figure is used in several publications see Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, Up in Arms Controlling the International Trade in Small Arms (July 2001), p. 2.

The dizzying increase in the number of illicit small arms in circulation has taken place despite the ECOWAS Moratorium on small arms and light weapons.

The Monitoring Group suggested that joint efforts in the regulation of arms brokering would significantly strengthen the effectiveness of the arms embargo.

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Instead, ocean transport of clandestine arms shipments, in conjunction with road transport, has been the predominant means by which arms are delivered to purchasers in Somalia.

Beliefs could be where are my arms in space?

The baby was sound asleep in her mother's arms.

He was holding a large box in his arms.