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12/27/2004:
"Israelis supplying arms to Sudan rebels"
Israelis arrested in Jordan confess supplying arms to Sudan rebels: radioKHARTOUM, Dec 26, 2004 (Sudanese radio) -- Sources involved in preliminary investigations in Jordan have revealed that the Israelis arrested by the Jordanian security forces have confessed their involvement in supplying weapons to the Darfur Region.
The mastermind in the weapons deal, Wayid A'a Mose Jolan has accepted that he runs a weapons factory in Tel Aviv and he has a consultancy office for supplying weapons to secessionist movements, special agencies and security companies.
The Jordanian officials did not disclose details of the arrest. However, sources said the security agents last week arrested two Israeli arms smugglers, including an individual working directly with Dan Yatom, youngest son to a former director of Israeli intelligence, who also served as one of the advisers in Ehud Baraq's government.
Source : sudantribune.com
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