Published Resources Details Journal Article

Authors
Gelfand, L. and Puccioni, A.
Title
IMINT tracks T-72 tanks towards South Sudan
In
Jane’s Defence Weekly
Imprint
vol. 46, no. 27, 40002, pp. 22-23
Description

Accession No.2579

Abstract

"South Sudan is assembling an armour fleet, preparing for any eventuality in its enduring dispute with Khartoum. Lauren Gelfand and Allison Puccioni report. In September 2008 a Ukrainian-owned ship sailing towards the Kenyan port of Mombassa was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. Among a string of high-profile attacks by the Somali-based pirates, the vessel, the MV Faina, captured public attention for its cargo: 33 T-72 main battle tanks (MBTs), weapons and ammunition and documents including a freight manifest that identified the recipient as the government of South Sudan."