News: Somalia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Somalia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Somalia: news

Somali vigilantes capture pirates

Tuesday, April 28th 2009, 13:41

Somali vigilantes capture 12 pirates as local leaders tell the BBC they are fighting back against the sea raiders.
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Somali kidnappers free aid staff

Tuesday, April 28th 2009, 8:46

Two aid workers with Medecins Sans Frontieres held by gunmen in Somalia for over a week are released.
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Spanish capture 'Somali pirates'

Monday, April 27th 2009, 21:14
related countries: Italy, Spain

Spanish forces arrest nine Somalis suspected of being the pirates who attacked an Italian cruise ship.
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Yemen tanker seized from pirates

Monday, April 27th 2009, 9:04
related countries: Yemen

Yemeni special forces free an oil tanker captured by Somali pirates, one of four attacked on Sunday, Yemeni officials say.
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Mortars miss Somalia parliament

Saturday, April 25th 2009, 14:57
related places: Mogadishu

A mortar attack on the Somali parliament on Mogadishu misses the building but kills eight people nearby, officials say.
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Somali cleric demands AU leaves

Friday, April 24th 2009, 14:59

Hardline Islamist cleric Sheikh Aweys calls for African Union troops to leave Somalia before he talks to the government.
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Cause for hope?

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 22:29

Donors offer rare optimism for Somalia future
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Crew fears recapture by pirates

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 18:02
related countries: Philippines

A Philippine crew freed after being held for five months by Somali pirates fear recapture after running out of fuel.
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New tricks

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 16:32

Will the 'Somalia effect' encourage more piracy in Asia
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Funds to boost Somalia security

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 14:59

International donors pledge more than $250m (£172m) to boost security in Somalia, the EU development commissioner says.
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Islamist leader back in Somalia

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 11:53

Islamist cleric Sheikh Aweys returns to Somalia after two years in exile, in what analysts say is a highly significant move.
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UN head against new Somalia force

Wednesday, April 22nd 2009, 23:13

Ban Ki-moon warns against sending a UN peacekeeping force to Somalia, saying it could worsen the country's conflict.
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'Pirate life for me'

Wednesday, April 22nd 2009, 4:53

Somali raider defends career of high seas plunder
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Somali 'pirate' appears in court

Tuesday, April 21st 2009, 20:30
related countries: United States

A Somali teenager captured by the US during the rescue of an American sea captain from pirates appears in court in New York.
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Pirates free Filipinos after five months

Tuesday, April 21st 2009, 16:23
related countries: Japan

Somali pirates free a ship and its crew of 23 Filipinos after holding them for five months, but it is not known if a ransom was paid.
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Pirates free Filipinos after five months

Tuesday, April 21st 2009, 16:23

Somali pirates free a ship and its crew of 23 Filipinos after holding them for five months, but it is not known if a ransom was paid.
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'Teenage pirate' arrives in US

Tuesday, April 21st 2009, 5:04
related countries: United States
related places: New York

A Somali teenager accused of being one of the pirates who held a US sea captain hostage is flown to New York to face trial.
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Pirates release ship for 'ransom'

Monday, April 20th 2009, 14:39
related countries: Togo

Somali pirates release a Togo-flagged cargo ship seized last week after a $100,000 (£68,000) ransom is reportedly paid.
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Two aid workers seized in Somalia

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 19:50

Two aid workers with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) are abducted along with their bodyguards in central Somalia.
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Nato foils Somali pirates' attack

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 10:56
related countries: Norway

A Somali pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker is foiled by Nato warships and helicopters after a dramatic pursuit.
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Dutch forces free pirate captives

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 14:08
related countries: Netherlands

Dutch commandos have freed 20 Yemenis who had been held by Somali pirates after they attacked a tanker, Nato says.
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Somali chaos spills from land to sea

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 11:01

Karen Allen considers the challenges in tackling the problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia.
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Rescued captain returns home

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 10:19
related countries: United States

US sea captain Richard Phillips gets a hero's welcome at his Vermont hometown following his dramatic rescue from pirates.
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France charges suspected pirates

Friday, April 17th 2009, 17:16
related countries: France

Three suspected Somali pirates held by France are charged with hijacking and false imprisonment, French prosecutors say.
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A pirate's world

Friday, April 17th 2009, 11:59

Mapping the global effects of Somalia's sea-raiders
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Somali 'pirate' to be tried in US

Friday, April 17th 2009, 9:58
related countries: United States
related places: New York

A Somali man captured by the US navy during a confrontation with pirates is to be tried in New York, US officials say.
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Kenya 'will try Somali pirates'

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 17:25
related countries: France, Kenya

Eleven Somali pirates captured by a French warship are being taken to Kenya for trial, the French defence ministry says.
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Freed US captain arrives in Kenya

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 14:28
related countries: United States

The American sea captain rescued from Somali pirates arrives in Kenya, as his crew land back in the US.
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Sea sickness

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 21:50

Piracy is a symptom of Somalia's bigger problems
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French warship captures pirates

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 18:07
related countries: France, Kenya

A French warship captures 11 Somali pirates off Kenya, amid calls for greater international resolve in dealing with piracy.
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Pirates attack second US vessel

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 12:46
related countries: United States

Pirates attack a US cargo ship off Somalia in the latest of a spate of incidents - but this time the attempt fails.
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New wave of Somali pirate attacks

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 20:48
related countries: France, United States
related places: Aden

Somali pirates hijack four vessels in 48 hours, capturing two cargo ships and two fishing boats carrying dozens of people.
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Somali mortars miss US politician

Monday, April 13th 2009, 18:13
related countries: United States
related places: Mogadishu

Somali insurgents fire mortars towards the plane of a US Congressman visiting Mogadishu.
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US crew urge Obama to end piracy

Monday, April 13th 2009, 18:06
related countries: United States

The US crew of the Maersk Alabama urge President Obama to end the "crisis" of Somali piracy.
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US captain rescued from pirates

Monday, April 13th 2009, 3:16
related countries: United States

Snipers pick off Somali pirates holding a US captain hostage in a dramatic rescue authorised by US President Barack Obama.
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Freed hostages arrive in France

Sunday, April 12th 2009, 17:50
related countries: France

Four ex-hostages held on a yacht off Somalia have returned to France after being freed by French forces.
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New Somali bid to free US captain

Sunday, April 12th 2009, 15:47
related countries: United States

Somali elders launch a fresh attempt to resolve the stand-off between the US navy and pirates holding a US captain hostage.
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Pirates caution against US rescue

Saturday, April 11th 2009, 14:52
related countries: United States

Somali pirates holding a US captain hostage warn that the use of force to rescue him could result in "disaster".
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Frenchman dies in Somalia rescue

Saturday, April 11th 2009, 10:01
related countries: France

A French hostage dies but four others, including a child, are freed in a rescue by French forces on a yacht off Somalia.
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Captain 'tried to escape pirates'

Friday, April 10th 2009, 16:47
related countries: United States

A US captain was recaptured by Somali pirates after trying to swim from their lifeboat, US media reports say.
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US navy bears down on pirate boat

Friday, April 10th 2009, 11:28
related countries: United States
related places: Africa

A US warship eyes the lifeboat in which Somali pirates are holding an American captain, as other warships are dispatched.
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