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 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The authors of a controversial U.N. report that accused 10 countries of providing weapons, money and training to rival sides in Somalia briefed a Security Council committee Friday amid denials and complaints from many of those named.
The closed-door briefing to the committee monitoring a 1992 arms embargo against Somalia follows leaks of the report, which raised skepticism among experts and diplomats about some of its allegations.
In particular, critics question the finding that 720 Somali mercenaries fought alongside Hezbollah in its July battle with Israel and that Iran shipped arms to Somalia's Islamic militants in return for access to uranium mines.
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