Loaded Guns, Smoking Barrels The Proliferation of Arms in South Sudan

Here’s South Sudan

There are more than

3,000,000 weapons in South Sudan

2/3 are in the hands of

civilians

How do these weapons get into South Sudan?

They pour into South Sudan from neighbouring countries who also face conflict

1

The Lord’s Resistance Army used Southern Sudan as its operational base to fight Uganda

Other states directly arm South Sudanese rebel groups

2

States try to weaken other states by destabilizing them from the inside by arming or funding homegrown rebel groups

Colonel Gaddafi allegedly funded and armed the South Sudanese secessionist movement to weaken Sudan

Civilian armament3

Many South Sudanese are nomads and they often travel through borders to Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda to get weapons

Why do they seek weapons?

For self-defenseFor cattle

raiding

Where do these weapons originally come from?

South Sudan

China

Ukraine

Russia

Sudan / Iran

Canada

Israel

South Africa

North Industries

Corp (Norinco)

Ukrspetsexport

Rosoboronexport Streit Group

Israel Military

Industries (IMI)

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Photo Credits: Tim Freccia / Enough Project / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Tim Freccia / Enough Project / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Joseph Kony, the leader of the cult-like Lord's Resistance Army. Photograph: AP, Gaddafi Photo: EPA