In 2009, the French Navy tanker La Somme was patrolling the pirate infested waters off Somalia when two small motorized boats suddenly opened fire on the heavily armed warship. Armed with a 40 ...
In 2009, Somali pirates armed with Kalashnikovs mistakenly opened fire on the French Navy flagship La Somme, believing it to be a commercial vessel. Instead of retreating, the 7,900 ton command ship ...
January 15, 2026: The Somali military recently over a number of M48 and M60 tanks. The military took possession of the tanks at dockside. Turkey also has some of its Mi16 aircraft stationed in Somalia ...
January 15, 2026: Last month an American drone attack killed two senior Al Shabab technical experts. Abdullahi Osman Mohamed/Engineer Ismail, and Abdikarim Mohamed Hersi/Qoorleex. Ismail was in charge ...
In recent decades, piracy incidents, especially off the Horn of Africa, reached high levels, impairing regional shipping and ...