Piracy "Business" is Booming - for pirates, navies and merchenaries
Region: SomaliaFrom the SMCM (Somali Marine and Coastal Monitor): (and with a view on news with an impact on Somalia) The continuing plight of the sailors Efforts must be stepped up to free them (DailyStar) The state of uncertainty over the fate of the crew of MV Jahan Moni continues. There is little sign of any progress having been made where freeing the crew, now captive at the hands of Somali pirates, is concer... more
Views: 4944Over 40 Vessels and Almost 700 Hostages Held in Somalia by Pirates
Region: Somalia
STATUS OF SEIZED VESSELS AND CREWS IN SOMALIA, THE GULF OF ADEN AND THE INDIAN OCEAN (ecoterra - 22. December 2010) Please note a new additional EMERGENCY HELPLINE number: +254-719-603-176 STATUS-SUMMARY: Albert Einstein: Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. No matter what the navies say: Today, 22. December 2010, 21h00 UTC, at... more
Views: 4609The Scramble for Somalia
Region: Somalia
How the Sick Games are Played By Venatrix Fulmen Ethiopia Not Enthusiastic About Kenya's Jubaland Initiative in Somalia - Nairobi - In a cable sent by and from the U.S.American embassy (YATES) in Addis Ababa concerning U.S. UNDER SECRETARY OTERO’S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER MELES ZENAWI on JANUARY 31, 2010, it was reported that in the presence of U.S. Under Secretary Otero, Assistant Secretary C... more
Views: 5216Send NATO and their Navies to the Shrinks
Region: Somalia
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein Send NATO and their Navies to the Shrinks By Venatrix Fulmen (ecop-marine) Naval atrocities are on the increase while Somali pirates resort to human shield tactics and attacks with pirated merchant ships now all over the Indian ... more
Views: 3431Status of Vessels and Crews Seized by Pirates in Somali, Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean
Region: SomaliaAt least 25 foreign vessels plus one barge are kept in Somali hands against the will of their owners, while at least 448 hostages - including an elderly British yachting couple and the 5 new hostages from Somaliland - suffer to be released. Request the Somali Marine & Coastal Monitor from ECOTERRA Intl. for background info and see the updated map of the PIRACY COASTS OF SOMALIA. LATEST: Likely capture of Tai... more
Views: 1340Somalia's al-Shabaab warn Uganda of fresh attacks
Region: Somalia
BY NANGAYI GUYSON IN KAMPALA UGANDA Mogadishu - Somalia's al-Shabaab al-Qaeda-leaked group has warned Uganda that it would face more attacks if it did not pull out of Somalia. In july 11 this year ,Somalia's al-Shabaab attacked Uganda's capital Kampala in deadly suicide bombings that claimed the life of about 80 people. Sheikh Fuad Mohamed Khalaf 'Shangole', one of al-Shabaab's most radical leaders speaking at... more
Views: 841Piracy a Multi-Million Dollar Industry
Region: SomaliaHotshots of the United States navy has made headway in killing at least three of the Somali pirates who held hostage American ship captain Richard Phillips off the coast of Somalia a few days ago. However, it took only five days for the US navy to neutralize the Somali pirates that led the rescue of the ship captain from getting killed once the ransom money is not paid. Many observers couldn't believe to themselves wh... more
Views: 1267US Crew Ship Rescued
Region: Somalia
WASHINGTON – There are news that crew of US ship earlier hijacked by Somali pirates, has been retaken by the crew, the Pentagon said Wednesday. "It's reported that one pirate is on board under crew control — the other three were trying to flee," the official said. The status of the other pirates was unknown, the official said. Earlier Wednesday Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship with 2... more
Views: 1407Lawless Somalia Picks a Moderate Islamist President
Region: Somalia
Somalia's new President Recent events in Somalia have passed under the radar of headlines in the international news. In case you haven’t been paying close attention, here is a quick review: On January 31st, Somalia’s ineffective and powerless federal government met in Djibouti to elect a new President. They chose the moderate Islamist former leader of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and current... more
Views: 1626Child stoned to death in Somalia
Region: SomaliaRadhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict, has strongly condemned the stoning to death of a 13-year-old Somali girl in the name of punishing her for “adultery.” According to UNICEF, Aisha Duhulow was stoned to death in a stadium in Dismayo on 27 October 2008 after local leaders accused her of adultery. According to reports, she was raped by thr... more
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