Somalia, backed by the East African Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has accused Eritrea of funneling weapons to anti-government militants.rnIGAD has asked the UN Security Council to impose a blockade on seaports in Somalia, particularly at Kismayo and Merka, "to prevent the further inflow of arms and foreign fighters", according to a statement released on 21 May.rnThe statement condemned "in the strongest terms possible all the individuals, organisations and countries, in particular the government of Eritrea and its financiers who continue to instigate, recruit, train, fund and supply the criminal elements in and or to Somalia".
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