South Sudan: Arms Smuggling - a Key Threat to South Sudan's December Elections

Analysis - South Sudan's fragile transition is increasingly shaped by forces beyond its borders that drive illicit arms flows into the country. [Dabanga] Amsterdam / Kampala -- The 11th voluntary return flight carrying Sudanese refugees from Uganda to Sudan departed on Thursday with 80 returnees on board. The flight travelled to Port Sudan Airport aboard a Tarco Aviation aircraft and was sponsored by Sudan's General Intelligence Service. [Dabanga] Washington -- The US Congress is currently considering two bills on Sudan: the Preventing External Aggression and Conflict Escalation (PEACE) in Sud

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