November 19, 2008
Indian Navy sinks pirate ‘mother ship’ November 19, 2008/Rediff News In a first major offensive to neutralise the threat of sea piracy off Somalia coast, the Indian Navy has sunk a ‘mother ship’ of a group of pirates during a fierce battle in the Gulf of Aden. The pro-active operation from the Navy [...]
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October 6, 2008
Update: Somali Islamists want weapons on ship, say residents MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist insurgents have demanded to be given some of the weapons aboard a hijacked Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks but the pirates holding it have refused, a local official said on Sunday. The Islamist gunmen from the al Shabaab group opposing Somalia’s weak [...]
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