The US and EU may respond to Eritrea's massive shipments of arms to Islamic militants in Somalia by imposing sanctions. Several covert weapons deliveries to Mogadishu, which reportedly included surface-to-air missiles, are contributing to a major increase in violence in that troubled country in the Horn of Africa. It is believed that these weapons shipments have been received by Al-Shabab, a military element believed to be controlled by the radical Islamic Courts Union.

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