Syria imported weapons worth $168m in 2010, says Oxfam

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Syria imported weapons worth $168m in 2010, says Oxfam

Guardian – The Syrian government imported $167m-worth of air defence systems and missiles and a further $1m of small arms and ammunition in the months before it began a crackdown on opposition activists, a report claims. The charity Oxfam says the sale and transfer of munitions to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in 2010 highlights the need for a new international arms trade treaty. The treaty would provide “clear, unambiguous, legal obligations on states” not to sell weapons if they might end up being used to provoke conflict or violate human rights. Read Article

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