Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Somalia

Somalia stories: 145 news summaries

21 - 40 of 145 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 8 Next >>

Switch to grid view »

 Somali Clerics Lead 
 Backlash Against Pirates 

Religious sheikhs preach against sea bandits and their un-Islamic ways

May 9, 09 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Somalia's pirates are facing an enemy on land many of them fear more than foreign warships, the New York Times reports. Sheikhs and Islamic clerics are preaching against the "burcad badeed"—Somali for sea bandits—accusing them of introducing evils like drugs and alcohol to Somali society and... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • Islam • piracy • shipping • pirates

(AP) - Somali pirates have hijacked a German cargo ship carrying a crew of 11 in the Gulf of Aden, the latest seizure by high-seas bandits who are holding hundreds of merchant mariners hostage, the AP reports.The MV Victoria was captured yesterday 75 miles south of Yemen. There is no information... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • Germany • piracy • pirates • cargo ships • hijacking • Gulf of Aden

French Bullet Killed Somali Pirate Hostage

Man died in crossfire as troops stormed captive yacht in April

May 4, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - French forces who stormed a yacht captured by Somali pirates on April 10 also shot dead one of the five hostages on board, Radio France Internationale reports. Prosecutors had said last month that it was unclear who was responsible for the bullet that killed Florent Lemaçon, who was caught... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • France • friendly fire • pirates • French military

French Ship Grabs 11 Pirates Off of Somalia

Navy intercepted two assault vessels and a 'mothership' today

May 3, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(AP) - A French naval vessel has intercepted 11 armed pirates off the coast of Somalia, according to a Defense Ministry spokesman, who says the pirates were traveling in two assault vessels and a so-called "mothership" loaded with provisions, Kalashnikovs, rockets, and rocket launchers. He says all 11 are Somali nationals. More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • France • Kalashnikov • rocket launchers • pirates • navy • assault vessel

(AP) - Somali pirates have hijacked a British-owned cargo ship crewed by Ukrainians, a NATO spokesman tells the AP. The Maltese-flagged Ariana was hijacked northwest of the Seychelles islands about 1,000 miles from NATO's operating area. Also today, a Portuguese warship seized explosives from suspected Somali pirates after thwarting an attack... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • NATO • Portugal • Seychelles • pirates

Russian Ship Seizes
29 Suspected Pirates

Say the same ship had attacked a tanker

Apr 29, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(AP) - A Russian warship has seized a vessel carrying 29 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, RIA Novosti and other agencies are reporting, citing the nation's Defense Ministry. A Russian anti-submarine vessel seized the ship yesterday along with automatic rifles, pistols, and ammunition found on board. More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • attack • pirates • hijacking • Russian Navy

Italian Cruise Ship Shoots Back at Pirates, Foils Attack

Captain's use force wards off buccaneers

Apr 26, 09 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 passengers survived a pirate attack yesterday when the ship's captain ordered his security crew to fire back, CNN reports. The six armed men fled in their speedboat after drawing fire from the Melody, which was sailing off the coast of Somalia on the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • Italy • attack • cruise ships • pirates

 Pirates Seize German Ship 


Apr 25, 09 12:08 PM CDT
(AP) - Hijackers seized a German-owned ship in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen today, a US Navy spokesman said. Pirates captured the Maltese-flagged MV Patriot in the Gulf of Aden about 150 nautical miles southeast of the Yemeni coastal city of Muqalla. An official from the German Foreign Ministry could... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • ship • German • pirates • US Navy

 Captain: 'I Didn't Think I'd 
 Ever Get Out of That Boat' 

Capt. Richard Phillips credits Navy

Apr 25, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Capt. Richard Phillips thought he'd never escape the Somali pirates holding him hostage, MSNBC reports. “I didn't think I'd ever get out of that boat," Phillips tells Matt Lauer in a Today Show interview airing Tuesday. He had resigned himself for the worst. “It was just settling... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • Matt Lauer • Vermont • pirates • Navy SEALs • Today show • Richard Phillips

Aargh! Buccaneer High on the Pirate Life

Fisherman turned bandit after foreigners plundered ocean

Apr 22, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The pirating life isn’t easy, but the rewards are many and some Somalis see the bandits as heroes, one buccaneer tells the BBC. The man, 25, says he used to be a fisherman, but he signed up with the hijackers after "illegal fishing and dumping of toxic wastes... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • piracy • fishing • shipping • pirates

(AP) - The sole surviving pirate from an attack on an American cargo ship off the Somali coast will be tried as an adult after he was portrayed today as the brazen ringleader of a band of pirates who shot at the ship's captain and bragged about prior acts of piracy. The... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • pirates • Maersk Alabama • Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse

 Mom: Captured 
 Pirate Was Duped 

She says he may have needed money

Apr 21, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - He’s at the center of the first piracy trial the US has seen in more than a century, but Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse’s mother says he’s a victim. “He was brainwashed,” she tells the AP. “People who are older than him duped him.” Muse,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • piracy • pirates • hostage • Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse

 Nabbed Pirate 
 Arrives in NY 

Teen hauled to New York as mom appeals for clemency

Apr 21, 09 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The only pirate to survive the attempted hijacking of the Maersk Alabama has arrived in New York to face charges, the New York Daily News reports. Abduhl Wali-i-Musi, manacled and flanked by a dozen agents, smiled for photographers as he was led into FBI headquarters in Manhattan. Investigators have determined... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • piracy • pirates • Abduhl Wali-i-Musi

Somali Pirates Release Togo Ship, Score
$100K Ransom

Tanker was to deliver food aid to Somalia

Apr 20, 09 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Somali pirates have released a Togo-flagged cargo ship that was to deliver food aid to their own country, the BBC reports, but only after securing a ransom rumored to be $100,000. “Somali traders were involved in the release,” a pirate source told Reuters. They paid “not... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • release • pirates • ransom • cargo ships • food aid • Togo

 NATO Thwarts 
 Pirate Attack on 
 Norwegian Ship 

7-hour ordeal highlights difficulty in bringing pirates to justice

Apr 19, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - NATO forces prevented Somali pirates from capturing a Norwegian tanker during a dramatic 7-hour battle, USA Today reports. Seven pirates attacked the ship but backed off after crewmembers fired warning shots at their skiff. NATO troops were forced to release the pirates after seizing their weapons because of legal and... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • NATO • pirates

(AP) - Shipping captain Richard Phillips is back in his home state, a week and a half after being taken hostage by pirates. The plane carrying Phillips, who was rescued by Navy SEAL snipers, landed in Burlington, Vt., late this afternoon. "I'm not a hero," Phillips, from nearby Underhill,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • Vermont • pirates • homecoming • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips

 Capt. Phillips 
 Returns to Land 

Arrives in Kenya where plane will take him home

Apr 16, 09 5:37 AM CDT
(AP) - The US sea captain held hostage for five days by Somali pirates reached land today, with the destroyer that rescued him docking to the strains of "Sweet Home Alabama," hours after his crew reunited with their families back home. Capt. Richard Phillips arrived in Mombasa harbor aboard the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • Kenya • pirates • hostage • homecoming • Richard Phillips

 US Going After Pirates' Loot 

Clinton announces plans for 'War on Piracy'

Apr 15, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton plans to go after pirates' bounty as part of a multi-pronged effort to tackle piracy, USA Today reports. The secretary of state said finding and freezing the pirates' assets and property will make it tougher for them to collect their ransoms and buy new ships and surveillance systems.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • Hillary Clinton • piracy • shipping • pirates

(AP) - French forces launched an attack on a 30-foot-long pirate "mother ship" early today, detaining 11 pirates and thwarting a pirate attack on a Liberian-registered vessel, the AP reports. The pirates are being held aboard the Nivose, a French frigate taking part in a European mission to protect shipping in... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • France • pirates

 Somalia Seeks Funds 
 to Fight Pirates on Land 

Somali PM urges West to help his government stop pirates reaching the sea

Apr 15, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Somalia's transitional government says it's ready to take on the pirates that prey on shipping off its shores, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Somalis say they can tackle the pirates on land more effectively than foreign navies can manage at sea—but they are currently outgunned and will need... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Somalia • piracy • pirates • Gulf of Aden

21 - 40 of 145 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 8 Next >>


from our news partners