BBC news 2009-06-26 加文本

1. The US State Department said the shipment went ahead after the United Nation’s Security Council agreed to grant an exemption to its arms embargo against Somalia.
 
结构分析：这句话的主语和谓语是The US State Department said，后面是宾语从句。the shipment went ahead是宾语从句的主干，after……是状语从句。

2.A US state official confirmed to the BBC that arms had been sent and he said the intention was to ensure Somalia’s transitional government had the resources to confront extremists.

结构分析：主语和谓语是A US state official confirmed to the BBC，后面是that引导的宾语从句。the intention was后面是不定式做表语。