Tag Archive "pirate"

Somali piracy ‘boosts Puntland economy’

New research suggests piracy has led to widespread economic development in some parts of Somalia. The study, published by British think-tank Chatham House, looked at ...

Somaliland opens pirate prison

HARGEISA — Somaliland, a breakaway enclave in northern Somalia, opened a maximum-security prison built with United Nations funding that allows convicted pirates to be incarcerated ...

Danish Forces Storm Seized Ship

Nairobi, 6 February 2010 (Somalilandpress) – Danish special forces who were taking part in the NATO mission against Somali pirates have stormed a Slovenian cargo ...

The Emergence of ‘Sky Pirates’ in Desperate Somalia

HARGEISA, 16 November 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Diyaarada way afduuban tahay. The four words, screamed by a mad man wielding a pistol in mid-air, are etched ...

Insurgent Court in Somalia Delays Amputations for Theft Suspects

Hargeisa, 24 June 2009 (Somalilandpress) – A court under the control of a Somali Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab has ordered four young men suspected of ...