#1 Global Initiative: More than 60% of the illicit weapons found in Somalia had been manufactured in China. Almost 95% of the illicit weapons found in Somalia were assault or battle rifles. ... Chinese- and Russian-manufactured assault rifles were priced almost identically in illicit markets, despite Russian rifles being decades older.
KLS and KLF assault rifles likely to be of Iranian manufacture – possibly part of illicit arms transfers from Iran to Yemen – were also documented by our researchers. NATO-calibre G3 battle rifles and corresponding ammunition – some of which is of Saudi Arabian manufacture – are increasingly common in northern Somalia. ...
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