Tag: arms trafficking

EU commits 24.4 million euros to tackle illicit arms trafficking in West Africa

November 20, 2023

The European Union has committed 24.4 million Euros to fight against the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons (SALW) and strengthen cross-border cooperation ... Read More

US sanctions terrorist arms trafficking network supplying Islamic State in Somalia

November 3, 2022

The United States is trying to curb the flow of weapons to the Islamic State terror group’s affiliate in Somalia, taking aim at a smuggling ... Read More

EU-funded Report Confirms Polisario’s Involvement in Terrorist Acts

April 21, 2018

A new report, commissioned and funded by the European Union, has pointed out that the Algeria-backed Polisario front, is involved in the terrorist activities and ... Read More

Mauritania: Army Seizes Vehicle Hailing from Tindouf Camps Laden with Weapons

July 20, 2017

The Mauritanian army arrested this week some men and several weapons on board a four-wheel vehicle near Mauritania’s North-eastern borders with Algeria. The arrest took ... Read More

Europol Seizes Weapons Bound for Occupied Ceuta, Melilla

July 1, 2017

The European Police Office (Europol) foiled in Rotterdam port an attempt at trafficking a considerable cargo of arms to terrorists in the Spanish-occupied cities of ... Read More