The EU hits a pirate base in Somalia; pirates threaten to kill hostages - Daily Ethiopia
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19 May 2012
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Daily Ethiopia
A pirate leader quoted by a news agency said nine speedboats had been destroyed and a key supply center destroyed. The EU said that surveillance of the area during the action indicated that no Somalis had been injured and no lives had been lost.
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Dutch captain leading EU anti-piracy mission - Radio Netherlands
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19 May 2012
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Radio Netherlands
This was one of our key supply centres,” admits self-confessed pirate commander Bile Hussein. He was speaking to an AP reporter about last week's EU bombing raid on targets along the coast of Somalia. “The fuel fed the flames and added to the ...
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Somali fishermen beg end to anti-piracy air strikes - Horseed Media
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19 May 2012
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Horseed Media
Horseed Media
MOGADISHU — Somali fisherman pleaded Friday for international navies protecting shipping to halt air strikes on coastal villages, after the EU Naval Force struck a pirate base for the first time. An attack helicopter staged a nighttime raid on the ...
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Lawrence Solomon: Occupy Somalia - Financial Post
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19 May 2012
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AFP
Financial Post
The EU Naval Force made headlines this week by blasting a pirate base on Somali shores and pirate ships out of Somali waters. The well-publicized and logical rationale for the navy's aggressive new stance: Somali piracy costs the world economy an ...
EU Forces Take Anti-Piracy Fight to the Somali ...
Young Somali refugees make films about love, not war - China Daily
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19 May 2012
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China Daily
China Daily
"Mainstream media is not a fair representation ... you hardly ever see Somalia images unless it is of conflict, hunger or piracy." But the filmmakers have to be careful. While hardline Shebab appear to be on the backfoot militarily, the extremists ...
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