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there is peace.” 734 But Obock is not only an arrival point for those suffering; it also has served as a point for departure. About 600 Yemenis have taken the risk of leaving the camp to return to Yemen, “ignoring warnings from the UN refugee agency”. And while Yemenis continue to arrive, “heading in the opposite direction are Ethiopian migrants taking smugglers’ vessels”, most hoping to eventually reach Saudi Arabia: “at least 1,300 migrants departed from beaches on the outskirts of Obock in March (2016)”. 735 In 2015 alone “an estimated 92,446 new arrivals landed along the Arabian and Red Sea coasts of Yemen, of which 89% Ethiopian (the majority from Oromo region) and 11% Somali”. 736 A stark reminder of how dire the situation is for many in the Horn of Africa: feeling compelled to flee towards a country that is in the midst of a brutal war. 734 Relief Web, ‘Between a rock and a hard place: safe from war, Yemenis struggle’, April 2016, http://reliefweb.int/report/djibouti/between-rock-and-hard-placesafe-war-yemenis-struggle. 735 The Guardian, ‘All roads lead to Djibouti as refugees flee Yemen even as migrants head there’, May 2016, www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/ may/23/all-roads-djibouti-refugees-flee-yemen-civil-war-migrants-head-there. 736 Danish Refugee Council, ‘Regional Mixed Migration in the Horn of Africa and Yemen in 2015: End of year trend summary and analysis’, www.regionalmms. org/fileadmin/content/monthly%20summaries/AnnualReport2015.pdf. 156 PAX ! Armed and insecure
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documented, a few of which will be
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The relentless bombing and constant
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107mm mortars, as well as reportedl
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weapon systems are Russia, China, U
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small arms and light weapons (SALW)
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which they deemed ineffective. 124
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embargo on South Sudan. 161 In earl
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the secession and autonomy efforts
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with the transformation of S-75 sur
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