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UN Report: Jordan, UAE, Turkey, Sudan Accused of Violating Sanctions on Libya

Reuters

   UNITED NATIONS - Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey have
   repeatedly violated an arms embargo on Libya and it is "highly
   probable" that a foreign attack aircraft is responsible for a deadly
   strike on a migrant detention center, according to U.N. experts
   monitoring the implementation of sanctions on Libya.

   A report to the U.N. Security Council Libya sanctions committee, seen
   by Reuters on Monday, also accused Sudan and the head of Sudan's Rapid
   Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo - known by his nickname
   Hemeti - of violating U.N. sanctions by deploying 1,000 Sudanese troops
   to Libya.

   The U.N. missions of Jordan, Turkey and Sudan did not immediately
   respond to a Reuters request for comment on the accusations in the
   confidential report, which is due to be made public next month.

   "The transfers (of military material) to Libya were repeated and
   sometimes blatant with scant regard being paid to compliance with the
   sanctions measures," the independent U.N. experts wrote.

   The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the U.N., Lana Nusseibeh, said
   she could not comment on the findings of the report as she has not seen
   it, but said that the UAE was "firmly committed to complying with its
   obligations under the Libya sanctions regime and all relevant Security
   Council resolutions."

   The U.N. Security Council issued a statement in July urging other
   countries not to intervene or exacerbate the conflict in Libya, but any
   action over the sanctions violations reported by the U.N. experts is
   unlikely.

   Libya descended into chaos after a NATO-backed uprising that overthrew
   leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

   Thousands of people have been killed in sporadic fighting since 2014
   between factions in the east and west. The violence has allowed
   militants and migrant smugglers to flourish, hit Libya's oil industry
   and divided the country's key institutions.

   Seven months ago commander Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA)
   launched an offensive against the internationally recognized Government
   of National Accord (GNA) and its forces in Tripoli. But the war has
   reached an impasse.

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