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Somali pirates open fire on French Navy flagship La Somme
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 ...
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Pirates open fire on French warship and trigger hour long chase
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 ...
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