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Somali Pirates

10 Somali pirates sentenced to life in Abu Dhabi jail - gulfnews.com 10 Somali pirates sentenced to life in Abu Dhabi jail gulfnews.com Abu Dhabi: Ten Somali pirates responsible for hijacking the MV Arrilah will serve life in jail, the Abu Dhabi Federal Criminal Court of First Instance ruled. In Monday's sentencing, the court said it will also confiscate arms and other weapons used in ... and more »

Somali pirates on trial for luxury yacht hijack - Mail & Guardian Online The West Australian Somali pirates on trial for luxury yacht hijack Mail & Guardian Online Six Somalis will go on trial in a Paris court charged with kidnapping the crew of Le Ponant in the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden in 2008. British pirate hunters from the HMS Westminster are tackling piracy in the Indian Ocean during a ... Somalis tried in Paris for yacht crew hijackNews24 Somalis tried for hijacking luxury yachtBigPond News Somalis tried in Paris for luxury yacht crew hijackThe West Australian all 18 news articles »

Somali Pirate: EU Airstrike Destroyed Equipment - ABC News USA TODAY Somali Pirate: EU Airstrike Destroyed Equipment ABC News European Union naval forces and attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia Tuesday. A pirate said the strike destroyed a supply center and set back their operations. No deaths were reported in Tuesday ... EU Naval Force Strikes Somali Pirate BaseVoice of America EU helicopters strike Somali pirate base on landChicago Tribune EU carries out strikes on Somali piratesUSA TODAY San Francisco Chronicle -Wall Street Journal -The Journal of Commerce Online all 765 news articles »

War on Somali Piracy Needs Rules and Impregnable Citadels - Bloomberg The West Australian War on Somali Piracy Needs Rules and Impregnable Citadels Bloomberg That may account for the Somali pirates' decreasing effectiveness. While the number of attacks was up in 2011, the pirates succeeded in hijacking only 28 vessels last year, as opposed to a record 49 in 2010, according to the International Maritime ... War On Somali Piracy Needs Rules, And Impregnable CitadelsInvestor's Business Daily Pirate guards need global guidelines: UN agencyReuters all 22 news articles »

Arms embargo against Somali pirates - Pravda Arms embargo against Somali pirates Pravda The international community is intensifying its efforts to combat maritime piracy in Somalia. While the US and the EU take additional military measures to eliminate strongholds of the pirates on the coast, private companies are creating their own ... SEA TRANSPORTATION: EU Air Strike On Pirate PortStrategy Page Land piratesToledo Blade Raid marks new anti-pirate thrustLegalbrief (subscription) all 5 news articles »

Somali pirates change tactics to evade navy heat - Reuters USA TODAY Somali pirates change tactics to evade navy heat Reuters Pirates able to conceal movements with smaller craft * They had been using captured vessels as 'motherships' * Tougher naval action forcing gangs to adapt By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Somali pirates are switching back to using smaller ... International Action Taking Hold Against Somali PiratesVoice of America Jury convicts Somali of piracy in yacht hijackingSan Jose Mercury News Somali pirates less successful since mid-2011WNCT Montreal Gazette all 363 news articles »

SOMALIA: Al Shabaab Fades Loudly - Strategy Page Myjoyonline.com SOMALIA: Al Shabaab Fades Loudly Strategy Page The "fishermen" complained that it was too difficult to distinguish between fishing and pirate boats. The EU anti-piracy patrol disagrees. May 17, 2012: The island nation of Mauritius will begin prosecuting Somali pirates (captured by the anti-piracy ... Beyond Black Hawk Down: A Visit to Contemporary MogadishuVanity Fair all 28 news articles »

Mauritius, Somalia in deal to prosecute pirates - Reuters Financial Post Mauritius, Somalia in deal to prosecute pirates Reuters PORT LOUIS May 18 (Reuters) - Mauritius said on Friday it has agreed to prosecute Somali pirates, helping overcome one of the hurdles to cracking down on the wave of piracy that has hit international shipping. The island nation said it had reached ... Lawrence Solomon: Occupy SomaliaFinancial Post Lanka in talks to curb Somali piracySunday Observer Payback time in SomaliaBangkok Post Radio Netherlands -Horseed Media all 18 news articles »

Somalia: Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker - New York Times Zee News Somalia: Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker New York Times Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker carrying close to a million barrels of crude oil in the Arabian Sea, the first successful attack on an oil tanker off the Horn of Africa in more than a year. The vessel was diverted toward Somalia's ... Somali Pirates Hijack Greek-Owned Oil Tanker Off OmanRTT News Somali pirates seize Greek-owned tanker off OmanVictoria Times Colonist Pirates seize Greek-owned tanker off OmanChicago Tribune Marlborough Express -Deccan Chronicle all 163 news articles »

US to seek death penalty in Somali yacht hijacking - USA TODAY USA TODAY US to seek death penalty in Somali yacht hijacking USA TODAY By Mohamed Dahir, AFP/Getty Images Somali pirates Ahmed Muse Salad, Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar could face the death penalty in the fatal shooting of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht last year. By Mohamed Dahir, AFP/Getty ... Death penalty sought for Somali piratesWAVY-TV Feds seek death penalty in Somali yacht hijackingSeattle Post Intelligencer Feds Seek Death Penalty for Pirates in Quest Hijacking and MurdersGCaptain (press release) all 59 news articles »