U.N. set to impose sanctions on Eritrea

New York, 23 Dec-(ANA)-The U.N. Security Council is set to impose sanctions on Eritrea for aiding Islamist insurgents in Somalia.

The United States and other nations accuse Eritrea of supplying al Shabaab rebels with funds and arms as they fight to topple a fragile U.N.-backed transitional government in Somalia, a state that has been virtually lawless for 18 years.

Eritrea has repeatedly denied the allegation. (ANA)

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