The
UN voted to punish the pariah nation for illegally supplying arms to
al-Qaeda-linked Islamic insurgents in Somalia [al-Shabab] who are
battling the internationally recognized government in there, despite a
UN arms embargo on Somalia. The resolution demands that Eritrea cease
arming, training and equipping armed groups and their members,
including al-Shabaab, that aim to destabilize the region or incite
violence and civil strife in Djibouti. The resolution also imposes a
travel ban and asset freeze on the Eritrean political and military
leadership and other individuals, yet to be designated by a UN
sanctions committee.