Eritrea Didn't Train Iranian/Yemeni Insurgents... Officially

Eritrea denies training rebels for Iran and Yemen

Eritrea insists that there is no truth in the allegations by Western countries that the country is a launchpad for Iranian military adventures.

Gulf News was given exclusive access to the military facilities and this correspondent toured the war-torn country and did not find any evidence of training for foreign fighters.

The strategic importance of this Horn of Africa nation and its turbulent political history have prompted many Western states and the Eritrean opposition to allege that the country is a training ground for foreign fighters. They say Eritrean army camps were being used to train foreign fighters, including Somali militants and Al Houthi rebels of Yemen.

On December 23 last year, the United Nations Security Council imposed an arms embargo on Eritrea for "endangering the stability in the Horn of Africa." The sanctions include an arms embargo, freezing of the assets and travel restrictions on political and military leaders.

By: Brant