Iran sent 700 Somalis to fight Israel

This is further evidence of Sunni-Shi'ite cooperation against the infidels of the West and a clearer picture of the make up of the international jihadists movement!

MORE than 700 Islamic militants from Somalia travelled to Lebanon in July to fight alongside Hezbollah in its war against Israel, a confidential UN report says.

The report, seen by The New York Times, says the militia in Lebanon returned the favour by providing training and - through its patrons Iran and Syria - weapons to the Islamic alliance struggling for control of Somalia.

The paper said the report appears to be the first indication that foreign fighters assisted Hezbollah during the 34-day conflict, when Israel maintained a tight blockade on Lebanon.

The report also says Iran sought to trade arms for uranium from Somalia to further its nuclear ambitions, though it does not say whether Iran succeeded.

The report says Iran, Syria, Libya, Egypt and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon are providing arms, training and financing to Islamic militants as they seize political and military control in Somalia.

The Washington Post said the report, prepared by a panel of UN weapons and financial experts, warned that the conflict could reignite a war between Eritrea, the chief foreign sponsor of the Islamists, and Ethiopia, which is backing Somalia's weak transitional federal Government.

The report was issued by four experts monitoring violations of a 1992 UN arms embargo on Somalia, which was put in place after the country lapsed into civil war and remains in effect. The report is to be discussed tomorrow at the Security Council.

The panel members compiling the report had access to information from the intelligence agencies of the Security Council's 15 current members, including Britain, France, China, Russia and the US, a UN official told The New York Times.

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H/T to Jihad Watch