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UPDATE 1-Iranians linked to banned drone videos in Darfur-UN

Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:50am IST
 
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* Arms embargo violations in Sudan's Darfur continue - UN

* Sudan wants UN monitors' mandate terminated - envoy

* UN monitors probe violations, seek China's cooperation (Adds Sudanese reaction; paragraphs 6-7)

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Two Iranian businessmen working at a Dubai-based firm were linked to video surveillance devices sold to Sudan and used in unmanned drones in Darfur in violation of a U.N. arms embargo, a U.N. report said.

The 94-page report by the so-called U.N. "Panel of Experts," published on Friday, details arms violations by all parties in the Darfur conflict, which began in 2003 when mostly non-Arab rebels revolted in 2003 after accusing Khartoum of neglecting Darfur.

A counter-insurgency campaign drove more than 2 million from their homes. The United Nations says as many as 300,000 people died, but Khartoum rejects that figure.

There is no suggestion in the panel's report that the government of Iran was involved in the sale of drones or surveillance technology to the Sudanese military. The panel first reported on Khartoum's use of drones in Darfur last year, calling it a "clear-cut violation of the embargo."

The latest report includes still photographs from video footage taken by drones over Darfur in May and June, showing that the Sudanese government continues to the ignore the ban.  Continued...

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