[UPI News] – DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Sudanese officials denied allegations by Western officials and Syrian rebels that Sudan sold weapons to the opposition to President Bashar Assad.Sudan‘s government sold Sudanese- and Chinese-made weaponry to Qatar, which then arranged delivery to the Syrian opposition by way of Turkey, the rebels said.The deals were not publicly acknowledged by Sudan, though, The New York Times reported Tuesday.Such a deal could cause conflict with Sudan‘s close economic and diplomatic ties to Iran and China, both of which provide military and technical assistance to Sudan and might see such a sale of arms as fuel to the conflict and as a betrayal, the newspaper said…..
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