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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Somalia</title>
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		<title>8 Somalis killed in bomb blast aimed at a goverment official and shelling of radio station</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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8 killed in blast and shelling in Somali capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A police official and a journalist say a bomb blast and a separate mortar attack on a radio station in Somalia&#8217;s capital have killed eight people.
Mogadishu&#8217;s regional police chief Col. Ahmed Hassan Malin says Monday&#8217;s roadside bomb targeted a vehicle belonging to a government .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-somalis-killed-in-bomb-blast-aimed-at-a-goverment-official-and-shelling-of-radio-station-246840/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 8 Somalis killed in bomb blast aimed at a goverment official and shelling of radio station</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US transfers 12 detainees at Guantanamo military prison to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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US sends 12 Gitmo detainees to their home nations

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has transferred a dozen Guantanamo detainees to Afghanistan, Yemen and the Somaliland region.
The Justice Department said Sunday that a government task force had reviewed each case. Officials considered the potential threat and the government&#8217;s likelihood of success in court challenges to the detentions.
Over .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-transfers-12-detainees-at-guantanamo-military-prison-to-afghanistan-yemen-and-somaliland-246605/">US transfers 12 detainees at Guantanamo military prison to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Portuguese warship fires warning shots at suspected pirates; detains and releases 6 Somali men</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Portuguese warship spots 6 suspected pirates

NAIROBI, Kenya — A naval spokesman says sailors from a Portuguese warship boarded a suspected pirate ship off the coast of Somalia.
Lt. Cmdr. Alexandre Santos Fernandes says the crew of the Alvares Cabral identified a ladder, boarding hooks and weapons on a skiff during a patrol in the Gulf of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/portuguese-warship-fires-warning-shots-at-suspected-pirates-detains-and-releases-6-somali-men-246086/">Portuguese warship fires warning shots at suspected pirates; detains and releases 6 Somali men</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship; 21 crew safe and healthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship, 21 crew

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned ship and its 21 crew members, including 14 Filipinos, after more than a month in captivity, the Philippine government and the ship&#8217;s owner said Friday.
The embassy of the Philippines in Nairobi reported that the MV Delvina was heading to Mombasa .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-release-greek-owned-ship-21-crew-safe-and-healthy-246038/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship; 21 crew safe and healthy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali militant group shuts down activites of UN mine agency in Somali areas it controls</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali militant group shuts down UN mine agency

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somalia Islamist militant group says it is banning the U.N. mine agency from its territory.
Al-Shabab accuses U.N. Mine Action of paying police salaries for Somalia&#8217;s weak, transitional government. The group said Thursday that the U.N. agency has been surveying vital and sensitive areas under ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-militant-group-shuts-down-activites-of-un-mine-agency-in-somali-areas-it-controls-245327/" title="Somali militant group shuts down activites of UN mine agency in Somali areas it controls">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blast from old land mine kills 6 Somali children from same family; baby and parents survive</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/blast-from-old-land-mine-kills-6-somali-children-from-same-family-baby-and-parents-survive-243852/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Land mine kills 6 Somali children in same family

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A community leader in Somalia says an explosion of an old land mine has killed six children from the same family near the border with Ethiopia.
Hareri Hassan Barre says six children between the ages of 3 and 11 were killed by the blast as ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blast-from-old-land-mine-kills-6-somali-children-from-same-family-baby-and-parents-survive-243852/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Blast from old land mine kills 6 Somali children from same family; baby and parents survive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somalia Islamist militants execute 2 men accused of murder and adultery in lawless country</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Somalia Islamist militants execute 2 men
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Witnesses say Islamist militants have executed two men accused by the fighters of murder and adultery.

Witnesses in the town of Afgoye southwest of the capital say the Hizbul Islam militants on Sunday stoned to death the man accused of adultery and shot the man accused of murder. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somalia-islamist-militants-execute-2-men-accused-of-murder-and-adultery-in-lawless-country-243510/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Somalia Islamist militants execute 2 men accused of murder and adultery in lawless country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Experts: foreigners helping Somali Islamist insurgents to improve tactics, technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katharine Houreld</dc:creator>
		
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Experts: Somali Islamists improving tactics, bombs

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali Islamist insurgents have imported terrorist tactics and technology used with deadly results in Iraq and Afghanistan, threatening the African country&#8217;s beleaguered government and causing alarm as far as Washington.
Somali fighters over the past two years have gone from simply throwing grenades into crowded rooms to building ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-foreigners-helping-somali-islamist-insurgents-to-improve-tactics-technology-243019/">Read more : Experts: foreigners helping Somali Islamist insurgents to improve tactics, technology</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A parent&#8217;s dilemma: What to do, who to contact when a child may have ties to terrorism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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A parent&#8217;s dilemma: a child with ties to terrorism

WASHINGTON — It&#8217;s a dilemma no parent wants to face — fearing a son or daughter may be mixed up in terrorism, wondering whether to turn in a loved one.
It was Washington-area parents who helped authorities find the young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan this week and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-parents-dilemma-what-to-do-who-to-contact-when-a-child-may-have-ties-to-terrorism-242683/">Read more : A parent&#8217;s dilemma: What to do, who to contact when a child may have ties to terrorism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali minister: Suicide bomber who attacked doctors&#8217; graduation was Danish-Somali</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali minister: Suicide bomber was Danish-Somali

NAIROBI, Kenya — A suicide bomber who killed 24 people last week at a university graduation ceremony in Somalia&#8217;s capital was a Danish citizen of Somali descent, a top Somali government official told The Associated Press Thursday.
Information Minister Dahir Gelle said that the bomber was identified by his father after .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-minister-suicide-bomber-who-attacked-doctors-graduation-was-danish-somali-242539/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek shipowners paid ransom to Somali pirates, Ariana freighter to be freed soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Greek-owned cargo ship to be freed in Somalia

ATHENS, Greece — A Greek shipowning company said it had paid a ransom to Somali pirates holding one of its freighters for the past seven months, and the ship&#8217;s release was expected later Thursday.
Athens-based Alloceans Shipping declined to specify the sum paid, but a man claiming to be .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-shipowners-paid-ransom-to-somali-pirates-ariana-freighter-to-be-freed-soon-242484/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU naval spokesman: Somali pirates hijack Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel with 29 on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates hijack Pakistan-flagged ship

NAIROBI, Kenya — The spokesman for the European Union&#8217;s anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel.
Cmdr. John Harbour says the pirates seized the MV Shahbaig Tuesday. He says there are 29 crew on board and more details will be available later Wednesday.
Pirates are still holding hundreds of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-naval-spokesman-somali-pirates-hijack-pakistan-flagged-fishing-vessel-with-29-on-board-241874/">Source &nbsp;: EU naval spokesman: Somali pirates hijack Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel with 29 on board</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali gov&#8217;t warns of suicide attack threat against airport, seaport, presidential palace</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali gov&#8217;t warns of suicide attack threat

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia&#8217;s government is warning that militants plan to carry out suicide attacks against key installations in Mogadishu.
Police spokesman Abdullahi Hassan Barise says that intelligence shows that suicide bombers plan to target the airport, seaport and the presidential palace.
Barise said Monday that members of al-Shabab — a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-govt-warns-of-suicide-attack-threat-against-airport-seaport-presidential-palace-240876/">Source &nbsp;: Somali gov&#8217;t warns of suicide attack threat against airport, seaport, presidential palace</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali militant group denies role in suicide blast that killed 22 at graduation ceremony</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-militant-group-denies-role-in-suicide-blast-that-killed-22-at-graduation-ceremony-239825/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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Somali militant group denies role in suicide bomb

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia&#8217;s most powerful Islamic militant group says it had nothing to do with a suicide bomb attack on a university graduation ceremony that killed 22 people.
Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage, a spokesman for the militant group al-Shabab, said Friday that his group is &#8220;very sad&#8221; about ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-militant-group-denies-role-in-suicide-blast-that-killed-22-at-graduation-ceremony-239825/">Original article on  : Somali militant group denies role in suicide blast that killed 22 at graduation ceremony</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch military ship captures 13 pirates off the coast of Oman</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-military-ship-captures-13-pirates-off-the-coast-of-oman-239358/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toby Sterling</dc:creator>
		
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Dutch military captures 13 pirates off Oman coast

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch navy captured 13 Somali pirates and seized a haul of weapons off the coast of Oman after the pirates attacked a merchant ship, the Defense Department reported Thursday.
Armed pirates on speedboats tried to board the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged BBC Togo, but were repelled after ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-military-ship-captures-13-pirates-off-the-coast-of-oman-239358/">Dutch military ship captures 13 pirates off the coast of Oman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion at graduation ceremony in Somalia kills 5; several gov&#8217;t ministers in attendance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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5 killed in Somali graduation ceremony explosion

MOGADISHU, Somalia — An AP reporter in Somalia says a bomb has exploded at a university graduation ceremony, killing five people and wounding several more.
The reporter says several government ministers were attending the ceremony when the bomb went off. It wasn&#8217;t immediately clear if any of the ministers had .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-at-graduation-ceremony-in-somalia-kills-5-several-govt-ministers-in-attendance-239127/">Explosion at graduation ceremony in Somalia kills 5; several gov&#8217;t ministers in attendance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Company: Hijacked Greek-flagged oil supertanker near pirate haven along Somali coast</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/company-hijacked-greek-flagged-oil-supertanker-near-pirate-haven-along-somali-coast-238850/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Hijacked Greek tanker reaches Somali coast

NAIROBI, Kenya — A Greek shipping company says an oil supertanker Somali pirates hijacked four days ago has reached the coast of Somalia.
Maran Tankers Management Inc. says in a Wednesday statement the tanker is near the Somali coastal of Hobyo. The town is a haven for pirates. The company says ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/company-hijacked-greek-flagged-oil-supertanker-near-pirate-haven-along-somali-coast-238850/">Original article on  : Company: Hijacked Greek-flagged oil supertanker near pirate haven along Somali coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ocean off Somalia too large to counter all pirate attacks, EU admiral says</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ocean-off-somalia-too-large-to-counter-all-pirate-attacks-eu-admiral-says-238333/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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Admiral: Sea too large to stop all pirate attacks

NAIROBI, Kenya — International naval forces will never be able to completely secure the vast area of ocean where Somali pirates are hijacking ships off East Africa, the commander of the EU Naval Force&#8217;s counter-piracy efforts said Tuesday.
In the latest attack, pirates captured the Greek-flagged tanker Maran ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ocean-off-somalia-too-large-to-counter-all-pirate-attacks-eu-admiral-says-238333/" title="Ocean off Somalia too large to counter all pirate attacks, EU admiral says">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU naval commander tells AP hijacked oil tanker was traveling outside recommended corridor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-naval-commander-tells-ap-hijacked-oil-tanker-was-traveling-outside-recommended-corridor-238170/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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EU: Hijacked oil tanker was outside corridor

NAIROBI, Kenya — An oil tanker bound for the United States that was hijacked by Somali pirates was traveling outside a recommended maritime corridor, the commander of the EU Naval Force said Tuesday.
The Greek-flagged tanker Maran Centaurus was carrying 275,000 metric tons of crude oil when pirates captured it ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-naval-commander-tells-ap-hijacked-oil-tanker-was-traveling-outside-recommended-corridor-238170/">EU naval commander tells AP hijacked oil tanker was traveling outside recommended corridor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek authorities say crew of oil tanker successfully repels pirate attack off Oman</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-authorities-say-crew-of-oil-tanker-successfully-repels-pirate-attack-off-oman-238125/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Maliti</dc:creator>
		
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Pirate attack on oil tanker repelled off Oman

NAIROBI, Kenya — Using flares and hoses, the crew of a Greek oil tanker fought off a pirate attack Tuesday in the Arabian Sea two days after brigands seized a tanker bound for the United States with $20 million of crude oil.
Pirates fired automatic weapons at the Sikinos ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-authorities-say-crew-of-oil-tanker-successfully-repels-pirate-attack-off-oman-238125/" title="Greek authorities say crew of oil tanker successfully repels pirate attack off Oman">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU: Somali pirates seize super tanker of crude oil heading to the US from Saudi Arabia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-somali-pirates-seize-super-tanker-of-crude-oil-heading-to-the-us-from-saudi-arabia-237487/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malkhadir M. Muhumed</dc:creator>
		
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Somali pirates hijack oil tanker going to US

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying more than $20 million of crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangerous waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat.
The Greece-flagged Maran .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-somali-pirates-seize-super-tanker-of-crude-oil-heading-to-the-us-from-saudi-arabia-237487/">Read the original article &nbsp;: EU: Somali pirates seize super tanker of crude oil heading to the US from Saudi Arabia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU: Somali pirates seize super tanker of crude oil heading from Saudi Arabia to the US</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker going to US

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangers waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat to the region.
The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-somali-pirates-seize-super-tanker-of-crude-oil-heading-from-saudi-arabia-to-the-us-237469/">EU: Somali pirates seize super tanker of crude oil heading from Saudi Arabia to the US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian and Australian journalists freed in Somalia; getting medical care in Kenya</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Odula</dc:creator>
		
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Freed foreign journalists in Kenyan hospital

NAIROBI, Kenya — Two foreign journalists freed after 15 months in captivity in Somalia were receiving medical care on Thursday in neighboring Kenya, Canada&#8217;s ambassador said.
Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan flew out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in a chartered plane early Thursday. Later in the day Lindhout .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-and-australian-journalists-freed-in-somalia-getting-medical-care-in-kenya-236333/">Canadian and Australian journalists freed in Somalia; getting medical care in Kenya</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Freed foreign journalists arrive in Kenya
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Two foreign journalists freed after 15 months in captivity in Somalia arrived in neighboring Kenya Thursday.

Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan flew out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in a chartered plane early Thursday, said Somalia&#8217;s National Security Minister Mohamed Abdullahi.
In the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, journalists ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-and-australian-journalists-freed-in-somalia-arrive-in-neighboring-kenya-236223/">Read : Canadian and Australian journalists freed in Somalia, arrive in neighboring Kenya</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rare pirate attack in Benin prompts experts to worry that Nigerian pirates are spreading out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Powell</dc:creator>
		
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Experts: Nigerian pirates may be extending reach

JOHANNESBURG — A bloody pirate attack off Benin&#8217;s coast is raising concerns that Nigerian pirates — operating on the opposite side of Africa from Somali pirates — are extending their reach and shows that the waters off West Africa are almost equally dangerous, a maritime expert said.
Pirates attacked an ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-pirate-attack-in-benin-prompts-experts-to-worry-that-nigerian-pirates-are-spreading-out-236154/">Rare pirate attack in Benin prompts experts to worry that Nigerian pirates are spreading out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freed Canadian and Australian journalists leave Somalia, flying to neighboring Kenya</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Freed foreign journalists leave Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Two foreign journalists freed after more than a year in captivity flew to neighboring Kenya, Somalia&#8217;s national security minister said Thursday.

Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan early Thursday flew out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in a chartered plane, Mohamed Abdullahi said.
Journalists waiting at Mogadishu airport were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freed-canadian-and-australian-journalists-leave-somalia-flying-to-neighboring-kenya-236075/">Source article &nbsp;: Freed Canadian and Australian journalists leave Somalia, flying to neighboring Kenya</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali officials: Canadian and Australian journalists freed after being held more than a year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Somalia: 2 kidnapped journalists freed
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Canadian and Australian journalist were freed on Wednesday after more than a year in captivity, Somali officials said.

Police spokesman Col. Abdullahi Hassan Barise said Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan are at a Mogadishu hotel with Somali lawmaker Botan Isse Alin. Barise and Alin declined to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-officials-canadian-and-australian-journalists-freed-after-being-held-more-than-a-year-235877/">Original source &nbsp;: Somali officials: Canadian and Australian journalists freed after being held more than a year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds: Minn. man hosted gathering for several young Somalis at center of terror investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Forliti</dc:creator>
		
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New details emerge in Somali terror probe
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man hosted a gathering for several young Somalis days before they left Minneapolis to fight with a terrorist group in their war-torn homeland, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday in a sweeping federal investigation.

Mohamud Said Omar, 43, who is in custody in the Netherlands, is  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-minn-man-hosted-gathering-for-several-young-somalis-at-center-of-terror-investigation-235408/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds unseals new terror charges in long-running probe of men who left US to fight in Somalia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Condon</dc:creator>
		
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Charges unsealed in missing Somalis terror probe

MINNEAPOLIS — Promising both &#8220;true brotherhood&#8221; and &#8220;fun,&#8221; several Somali men convinced fellow immigrants in Minneapolis to return to their East African homeland and take up arms with a terrorist group, according to federal charges unsealed Monday against eight individuals.
The charges are part of an unfolding federal investigation into .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-unseals-new-terror-charges-in-long-running-probe-of-men-who-left-us-to-fight-in-somalia-234781/" title="Feds unseals new terror charges in long-running probe of men who left US to fight in Somalia">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds announce terror charges against 8 new suspects as part of probe into missing Somalis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Condon</dc:creator>
		
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Charges against 8 in missing Somali case unsealed

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal prosecutors have announced charges against eight more people as part of a long-running investigation of young men who left the United States to fight in Somalia.
As many as 20 young Somali men have left Minnesota over the last two years for Somalia and are believed ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-announce-terror-charges-against-8-new-suspects-as-part-of-probe-into-missing-somalis-234769/" title="Feds announce terror charges against 8 new suspects as part of probe into missing Somalis">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: New suspects to be charged in long-running Somali terror probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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AP sources: New charges in Somali terror case

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are due to unseal charges against eight new suspects in a long-running probe of young men who left the United States to fight in Somalia.
Two law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Monday the new charges against the suspects will be announced .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-new-suspects-to-be-charged-in-long-running-somali-terror-probe-234732/">Read the original article &nbsp;: AP sources: New suspects to be charged in long-running Somali terror probe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates free captured ship bound for Somalia after $15K in &#8216;expenses&#8217; paid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Pirates free hijacked ship bound for Somali port

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali businessman says a ship hijacked by pirates off East Africa two weeks ago has been released.
Ali Dheere, the chairman of a group of traders in Mogadishu, says the al-Mizan has arrived in Somalia&#8217;s capital.
The Panama-flagged, United Arab Emirates-owned cargo ship was carrying electronics, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pirates-free-captured-ship-bound-for-somalia-after-15k-in-expenses-paid-234617/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pirates free captured ship bound for Somalia after $15K in &#8216;expenses&#8217; paid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minn. man indicted on terror charges is 7th to face counts in missing Somalis investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Forliti</dc:creator>
		
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Another Minn. man indicted in missing Somalis case

MINNEAPOLIS — Another man has been indicted on terrorism charges in a federal investigation into the recruitment of Minnesota Somalis to fight in Somalia.
Omer Abdi Mohamed of Minneapolis is the seventh person to face charges in the case. He was arraigned Thursday on charges of conspiracy to provide ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/minn-man-indicted-on-terror-charges-is-7th-to-face-counts-in-missing-somalis-investigation-232995/" title="Minn. man indicted on terror charges is 7th to face counts in missing Somalis investigation">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for second time; guards repel attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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US ship repels pirates with guns and sound blasts

NAIROBI, Kenya — Guards aboard the Maersk Alabama used guns and a sound blaster Wednesday to repel the second pirate attack in seven months on the U.S. vessel at a time when ships are increasingly hiring armed security teams to thwart hijackings.
Despite an increased international flotilla of ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-attack-us-flagged-maersk-alabama-for-second-time-guards-repel-attack-232046/">Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for second time; guards repel attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US calls for intensified efforts to combat piracy and warns against paying ransom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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US warns against paying ransom to pirates
UNITED NATIONS — The United States is calling for intensified efforts to combat piracy and warning against paying ransom.

U.S. deputy ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo expressed concern that ransom payments have contributed to the recent increase in piracy.
She said the United States is encouraging all countries to adopt a policy of .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-calls-for-intensified-efforts-to-combat-piracy-and-warns-against-paying-ransom-231831/">US calls for intensified efforts to combat piracy and warns against paying ransom</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Film star Nicolas Cage visits Kenyan jail to talk with suspected Somali pirates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Nicolas Cage visits Kenyan jail to talk to pirates

MOMBASA, Kenya — Film star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison holding suspected Somali pirates awaiting trial to highlight the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean.
Inmates danced for the movie star and shook his hand as he toured the Shimo La Tewa prison in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/film-star-nicolas-cage-visits-kenyan-jail-to-talk-with-suspected-somali-pirates-231777/">Original source &nbsp;: Film star Nicolas Cage visits Kenyan jail to talk with suspected Somali pirates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali woman stoned to death for adultery, boyfriend given 100 lashes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali woman stoned to death for adultery
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A judge for an Islamic militant group in Somalia says a woman has been stoned to death and her boyfriend given 100 lashes for having an affair.

Sheikh Ibrahim Abdirahman, the judge for the group al-Shabab, says the woman was killed Tuesday in front of a crowd ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-woman-stoned-to-death-for-adultery-boyfriend-given-100-lashes-231495/" title="Somali woman stoned to death for adultery, boyfriend given 100 lashes">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates get $3.3M ransom; Spain &#8216;did what it had to do&#8217; to free 36 sailors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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Somali pirates get $3.3M ransom, free 36 hostages

MOGADISHU, Somalia — As a Spanish warship looked on, a $3.3 million ransom was delivered by boat Tuesday and Somali pirates freed a Spanish trawler and its 36 crew members.
Spain&#8217;s prime minister did little to deny paying off the hijackers — one reason the lucrative attacks are on ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-get-33m-ransom-spain-did-what-it-had-to-do-to-free-36-sailors-231301/">Somali pirates get $3.3M ransom; Spain &#8216;did what it had to do&#8217; to free 36 sailors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid, 36 hostages aboard Spanish trawler taken in early October freed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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Somali pirate: $3.3M ransom paid, 36 hostages free

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates freed 36 crew members from a Spanish trawler Tuesday after holding them for more than six weeks off the coast of Somalia, while a self-proclaimed pirate said the hostage-takers were paid $3.3 million in ransom.
In Spain, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somalis-33m-ransom-paid-36-hostages-aboard-spanish-trawler-taken-in-early-october-freed-231113/" title="Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid, 36 hostages aboard Spanish trawler taken in early October freed">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spain&#8217;s prime minister says Somali pirates have freed trawler with crew of 36</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Spain says pirates freed trawler, 36 crew members

MADRID — Spain&#8217;s prime minister says Somali pirates have freed a Spanish trawler with crew of 36 after holding them hostage for more than six weeks.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says the tuna boat Alakrana &#8220;is sailing toward safer waters. All of its crew members are safe ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spains-prime-minister-says-somali-pirates-have-freed-trawler-with-crew-of-36-231100/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Spain&#8217;s prime minister says Somali pirates have freed trawler with crew of 36</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid for 36 Spanish hostages hijacked in early October</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid for 36 Spanish hostages

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A self-proclaimed pirate and a village elder in Somalia say that pirates holding a Spanish trawler and 36 hostages have been paid $3.3 million, and are freeing the ship and crew.
A Somali villager named Ali Ahmed Salad says 12 armed pirates who have been holding .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somalis-33m-ransom-paid-for-36-spanish-hostages-hijacked-in-early-october-231092/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid for 36 Spanish hostages hijacked in early October</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UK military says Royal Navy ship watched as Somali pirates abducted British yacht couple</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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UK navy ship watched as pirates took 2 Britons

LONDON — The crew of a Royal Navy vessel watched as a British couple was abducted by Somali pirates, unable to rescue them without endangering their lives, the British military said Friday.
As armed pirates boarded Paul and Rachel Chandler&#8217;s yacht on Oct. 23, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uk-military-says-royal-navy-ship-watched-as-somali-pirates-abducted-british-yacht-couple-228800/">Read more : UK military says Royal Navy ship watched as Somali pirates abducted British yacht couple</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brothers: Minneapolis man accused of bankrolling terrorism struggled to make ends meet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Brother of terror suspect: &#8216;We are not extremists&#8217;

MINNEAPOLIS — A Somali man arrested in the Netherlands and accused of financing Islamic terrorists was not an extremist and was so poor he couldn&#8217;t afford to bring his new wife from Somalia to the U.S., according to two of his brothers who live in Minnesota.
Mohamud Said Omar, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brothers-minneapolis-man-accused-of-bankrolling-terrorism-struggled-to-make-ends-meet-228756/">Original article &nbsp;: Brothers: Minneapolis man accused of bankrolling terrorism struggled to make ends meet</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French navy captures 12 pirates, 3 boats in raid off Somalia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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French navy captures 12 pirates off Somalia

PARIS — The French navy seized three boats off Somalia&#8217;s coast and detained 12 suspected pirates while seizing an arsenal including assault rifles and rocket launchers, the government said Friday.
The operation Thursday by the Floreal surveillance boat was part of the EU anti-piracy mission in the region, the Defense .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-navy-captures-12-pirates-3-boats-in-raid-off-somalia-228399/">French navy captures 12 pirates, 3 boats in raid off Somalia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Somali terrorism suspect arrested in Netherlands had US green card</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Somali terror suspect had US residency

AMSTERDAM — A Somali man suspected of recruiting youth in Minneapolis for Islamic terrorism in Somalia has a U.S. green card, Dutch media reported Friday.
Mohamud Said Omar, 43, was arrested last weekend at the request of U.S. authorities in an asylum seeker&#8217;s center in Dronten, Netherlands, about 45 miles .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-somali-terrorism-suspect-arrested-in-netherlands-had-us-green-card-228327/">Report: Somali terrorism suspect arrested in Netherlands had US green card</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali judge who jailed pirates, Islamic insurgents killed on way out of mosque</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali judge who jailed pirates, insurgents killed

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen have killed a top Somali judge who had sentenced many pirates and human traffickers to long jail terms, the security minister for northern Somalia said Thursday.
Mohamed Said Samatar said three men were arrested Thursday over the killing of High Court Judge Mohamed Abdi Aware. In .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-judge-who-jailed-pirates-islamic-insurgents-killed-on-way-out-of-mosque-226700/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirate threat forges naval alliances between unlikely allies</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirate-threat-forges-naval-alliances-between-unlikely-allies-225938/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katharine Houreld</dc:creator>
		
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Pirate risk forges unlikely high seas alliances

NAIROBI, Kenya — World powers including the U.S., Russia and China are teaming up at sea to tackle the pirates plaguing Somalia&#8217;s lawless coast, as a sharp increase in attacks has forced nations who may be rivals on land to make unlikely alliances.
Analysts say the shift from competition to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirate-threat-forges-naval-alliances-between-unlikely-allies-225938/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American fleeing Somalia says US officials accused him of al-Qaida link</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-fleeing-somalia-says-us-officials-accused-him-of-al-qaida-link-225013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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American alleges mistreatment by US officials

WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday that U.S. officials were responsible for falsely imprisoning him for several months in Africa on suspicion of having ties to al-Qaida.
Amir Meshal of Tinto Falls, N.J., says that in December 2006 he fled Mogadishu, Somalia, where he had gone .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-fleeing-somalia-says-us-officials-accused-him-of-al-qaida-link-225013/">American fleeing Somalia says US officials accused him of al-Qaida link</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ man detained in Ethiopia sues FBI agents, says they violated his rights in interrogations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Defalco</dc:creator>
		
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NJ man sues FBI over his detention in Ethiopia

TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey man detained for months in Ethiopia on allegations of supporting Islamic militants before being allowed to come home sued the FBI agents involved in his interrogations.
Amir Mohamed Meshal, who was held nearly four months in Ethiopia, claims his constitutional rights were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-man-detained-in-ethiopia-sues-fbi-agents-says-they-violated-his-rights-in-interrogations-224883/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: NJ man detained in Ethiopia sues FBI agents, says they violated his rights in interrogations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates demand $3M for 18-crew ship; businessman says vessel carrying food, electronics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-demand-3m-for-18-crew-ship-businessman-says-vessel-carrying-food-electronics-224265/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates demand $3M for ship with 18 crew

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged ship with 18 crew off the east coast of Africa, the latest in an increasing number of attacks, a Somali businessman said Tuesday.
A group of Somali businessmen called the Juba General Trading Company had hired the al-Mizan to carry ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-demand-3m-for-18-crew-ship-businessman-says-vessel-carrying-food-electronics-224265/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Somali pirates demand $3M for 18-crew ship; businessman says vessel carrying food, electronics</a>.]]></description>
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