The Canadian navy helped ward off suspected pirates from possibly hijacking a commercial vessel around the northern coast of Somalia, a commander said Sunday.The HMCS Winnipeg dispatched its Sea King helicopter on Saturday after three small boats chased the oil tanker Pacific Opal in the Gulf of Aden, where piracy is rampant.
The helicopter crew warned the suspected pirates by hanging a sign that read "stop" in Somali outside the chopper's cargo door next to the machine gun, Cmdr. Craig Baines said. "As soon as the vessels saw the helicopter, they immediately stopped what they were doing and let the vessel carry on its way," he said...more..http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/04/05/canada-pirates.html?ref=rss
Somali pirates hijack Yemeni tugboat in Indian Ocean
Sana'a, Yemen - Somali pirates hijacked a Yemeni tugboat in the Indian Ocean and held its seven-member crew hostage on Sunday, Yemen's Interior Ministry reported. Armed pirates took over the al-Ghaith boat with seven Yemeni sailors on board and took it to an unknown destination, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website.
No further details were immediately available.
Shipping routes off Somalia have become increasingly dangerous in recent months as Somalia descends further into chaos and unrest. In 2008, pirates seized more than 200 ships off the Somali coast. Dozens of ships have been released only after owners paid tens of millions of dollars in ransom. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/263188,somali-pirates-hijack-yemeni-tugboat-in-indian-ocean.html
The Horn of Africa nation has been plagued by chaos and clan-based civil war since when hawiye Warlordism, Terrorism. PIRATESM ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government... Most of the Terrorist are from Hawiye tribe (al-shabaab) The leadership is mostly sub-clans of Hawiye (Habar Gidir clan) With The Exception Of OGADEN CLAN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB2mnoXLoec&feature=related (ONLF )own hassan turki(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Hersi) and Abu Mansur a foot soldier from al-QAIDA
UN identifies two Somali piracy networks
American Member of Somalia’s Terrorist AL-SHABAAB
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