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Somalia: Piracy Grows to Record Levels
allAfrica, 16 January 2009
Hijackings off the Somali coast have pushed piracy to its highest levels since an international agency began keeping statistics in 1991. Read more »
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Somalia: Inside a Pirate Network
UNIRIN, 13 January 2009
Hassan* and Mohamed* were fishermen in Bossaso, in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia, but turned to piracy out of desperation and lack of… Read more »
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Somalia: Five Pirates Die With Ransom Money
Garowe Online, 10 January 2009
Five pirates are believed to have died at sea along the Somali coast after collecting a US$3 million ransom payment, Radio Garowe reports. Read more »
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Somalia: Statement from the Contact Group on Piracy
UN, 16 January 2009
The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia issued the following statement after meeting at the United Nations in New York on January 14: Read more »
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Somalia: UN Forms Group to Coordinate Actions Against Maritime Piracy
America.gov, 15 January 2009
Twenty-four nations and five international organizations have formed a group at the United Nations to strengthen efforts to thwart piracy off the coast of Somalia. Read more »