Ship hijackers caught in Somalia
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Four pirates, who are part of the gang that hijacked a food aid ship in Somalia, have been arrested, aid officials say.
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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen in speed boats kidnapped several workers including a number of foreigners in a raid on an Italian oil production vessel off the Nigerian coast on Wednesday, industry and security sources said.
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KISMAYU, Somalia  - Ethiopian soldiers paraded on Tuesday a wounded senior cleric captured in south Somalia during the pursuit of remnants of an Islamist movement ousted from Mogadishu in a war over the New Year.
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Somalia's trade minister and former defense minister escaped assassination attempts, which killed two other people, in the latest Iraq-style guerrilla attacks on government targets, witnesses said on Wednesday.
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Two foreign aid workers who were kidnapped last week in Somalia were released Tuesday, a diplomat said.
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BOSSASSO, Somalia  - A U.S. Navy warship attacked a suspected al Qaeda target in northern Somalia, CNN reported, and residents said on Saturday missiles had pounded hills where foreign jihadists fled after clashing with locals.
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For a Mogadishu port worker, an Islamic group&#039;s takeover of most of southern Somalia means he can haul cargo without fear of rampaging militiamen.
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Six Al-Qaeda-linked militants have been charged in the Philippines with the bombing of a ferry that left over 100 people dead, with the government confirming for the first time the blast was the work of terrorists.
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Nato ships conduct operations off the coast of Somalia, where there has been a upsurge in piracy this year.
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The crew of a ship hijacked from Somalia overpowered their attackers Tuesday and regained control of the vessel
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U.S. military officials said Wednesday that a Navy ship recently fired on pirates who overtook a Danish vessel off Somalia's coast.
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BOSSASSO, Somalia  - A U.S. warship attacked a suspected al Qaeda target in northern Somalia on Friday, CNN reported, and residents said missiles pounded hills where foreign jihadists fled after clashing with local forces.
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A claimed motive for the hijacking of a tugboat off Somalia may have at least a droplet of truth to it.
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The U.S. Navy has fired on Somali pirates who hijacked the Russian crew and British captain of a ship sailing off the Horn of Africa, a maritime official said on Tuesday.
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ARUSHA, Tanzania, June 2 -- A U.S. Navy destroyer launched an attack on fighters in a remote corner of northeastern Somalia late Friday, according to a senior U.S. official, though details of the operation remained sketchy.
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BOSASSO, Somalia  - Somali security forces on Thursday hunted for the kidnappers of two foreign aid workers who were whisked away by gunmen after a firefight into a mountainous region of Puntland, local officials said.
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A U.S. Navy warship fired on and sank two skiffs used by pirates Sunday to hijack a merchant vessel off the coast of Somalia, U.S. officials said Monday.