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WIKILEAKS SECRET CABLE:

" (SBU) Seyoum Mesfin opened by arguing that the involvement of Eritrea, Qatar, Iran, al-Qaeda, foreign fighters, and other non-Somali entities in Somalia had pushed the Somalia conflict into becoming an international crisis that the UN Security Council should not ignore.

He urged the UNSC members to take the action endorsed by IGAD on May 20 that called for sanctions against Eritrea and the imposition of a no-fly zone and naval blockade over non-TFG controlled parts of Somalia.

IGAD, he said, planned to draw up a list of individuals and entities known to be supporting the extremists in Somalia to be presented to the UN for sanctions. He highlighted the role of Canada, Qatar, Iran in the conflict.

Canada, he said, through its concessions, would soon be providing Eritrea with hundreds of millions of dollars, and he commented that "if you think Eritrea is a problem now with no economy, wait until it is flush with cash."

Qatar and Iran were hiding behind Eritrea to provide support to the extremists, he insisted. Seyoum asserted that a failure to act now would impact the peace and security of the entire region, and allow the situation to "get completely out of hand."