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Loaded Guns, Smoking Barrels The Proliferation of Arms in South Sudan
Here’s South Sudan
There are more than
3,000,000 weapons in South Sudan
2/3 are in the hands of
civilians
How do these weapons get into South Sudan?
They pour into South Sudan from neighbouring countries who also face conflict
1
The Lord’s Resistance Army used Southern Sudan as its operational base to fight Uganda
Other states directly arm South Sudanese rebel groups
2
States try to weaken other states by destabilizing them from the inside by arming or funding homegrown rebel groups
Colonel Gaddafi allegedly funded and armed the South Sudanese secessionist movement to weaken Sudan
Civilian armament3
Many South Sudanese are nomads and they often travel through borders to Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda to get weapons
Why do they seek weapons?
For self-defenseFor cattle
raiding
Where do these weapons originally come from?
South Sudan
China
Ukraine
Russia
Sudan / Iran
Canada
Israel
South Africa
North Industries
Corp (Norinco)
Ukrspetsexport
Rosoboronexport Streit Group
Israel Military
Industries (IMI)
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Photo Credits: Tim Freccia / Enough Project / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Tim Freccia / Enough Project / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Joseph Kony, the leader of the cult-like Lord's Resistance Army. Photograph: AP, Gaddafi Photo: EPA