Mohamed Olad Hassan

                   

Pirates hijack 8 ships in two weeks

news24.com
4 hrs ago 22 related
        

Kuala Lumpur - Pirates hijacked a Thai fishing boat with 16 crew members off the coast of Somalia, the eighth ship to be seized in the area in the past two weeks, a maritime official said on Wednesday. The boat was seized on...

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World › Ships diverted after Saudi oil tanker hijacked

japantoday.com
12 hrs ago 1,533 related
        

Wednesday 19th November, 04:28 AM JST MOGADISHU, Somalia — A major Norwegian shipping group on Tuesday ordered its more than 90 tankers to sail around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal after Somali pirates seized a Saudi...

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Islamic rebels seize Somalia town

montereyherald.com
14-Nov-2008 8 related
        

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Advancing ever closer to Somalia's beleaguered capital, heavily armed Islamic fighters declared Thursday they will use strict Muslim rules to bring their lawless Horn of Africa country under control.

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Somali Islamists Seize Town Near Capital

go.com
13-Nov-2008 183 related
        

Somali Islamist militia seizes town near capital as insurgency rapidly gains ground By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN Associated Press Writer MOGADISHU, Somalia November 13, 2008 (AP) In this file photo, Islamist fighters man a checkpoint...

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Russian, U.K. forces thwart pirate attack on ship off Somalia

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13-Nov-2008 247 related
        

Russian and British forces repelled a pirate attack on a cargo ship in the first action by a Russian warship sent to fight hijackings off Somalia, the two nations said Wednesday. By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN and STEVE GUTTERMAN The...

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Somali Islamic insurgents take 2 strategic towns

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11-Nov-2008 55 related
        

By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN Associated Press Writer MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - An Islamic militia that the U.S. considers a terrorist organization took over two strategic towns in Somalia on Tuesday, the latest territory grab by a...

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2 Italian Catholic nuns kidnapped in Kenya

theeagle.com
11-Nov-2008 114 related
        

By MOHAMED SHEIKH NOR Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Gunmen firing automatic weapons dragged two Italian Roman Catholic nuns from their home in rural Kenya on Monday and drove them into lawless Somalia in a rare...

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