Showing posts with label Somalia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Somalia. Show all posts
Friday, January 27, 2012

NATO Russia Missile Defence Confidence deteriorating -----Defense News

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BRUSSELS — NATO has made little progress on missile defense cooperation with Russia, possibly jeopardizing a planned summit in May, said NA...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

U.S. Navy rescues third Iranian crew

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy announced Jan. 18 it led a rescue operation to assist the crew of an Iranian fishing vessel in distress in the G...
Monday, January 16, 2012

NATO Warship Assists Iranian Vessel

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BRUSSELS - A NATO warship went to the rescue this weekend of an Iranian-flagged vessel whose engine broke down just days after its rescue f...
Friday, January 13, 2012

Britain Captures 13 Suspected Pirates off Somalia

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LONDON - Britain's navy confirmed that it had captured 13 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia on Jan. 13 in a NATO-led operation...

Russia Vows Review After Villager Finds 79 AK47s

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MOSCOW - A villager in provincial Russia has caused a national scandal after finding 79 Kalashnikov assault rifles in crates that he bought...
Thursday, December 8, 2011

Germany Hands Over Anti-Piracy Mission Command

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BONN, Germany - Spain is the new lead nation of maritime task force 465 on an anti-piracy mission in the waters around the Horn of Africa. ...
Friday, December 2, 2011

EU May Use Brussels HQ for Horn of Africa Ops

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BRUSSELS - EU foreign affairs ministers are considering using a civil-military headquarters in Brussels for small-scale operations off the ...

Seychelles Invites China to Set Up Anti-Piracy Base

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VICTORIA - The Seychelles invited Beijing to set up a military base on the archipelago to beef up the fight against piracy there, Foreign A...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Libya Arms Threaten to Infiltrate Africa Conflicts

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U.N.ITED NATIONS - Moammar Gadhafi's arms stockpiles could remain a threat long after his death, as some are feared to have been sent t...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Demands to Grow for U.N. Peacekeepers, Says Outgoing Chief

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U.N.ITED NATIONS - Growing international instability and economic crisis are placing greater demands on U.N. peacekeeping even as ...
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Iran deploys submarines in Red Sea

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An Iranian Navy submarine Iran's Navy submarines have reportedly been deployed in the Red Sea to conduct maritime surveillance operat...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

A Triumph for JSOC

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When a U.S. Navy SEAL forced his way into Osama bin Laden's bedroom and put two bullets into the al-Qaida leader, it marked the culminat...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Solution for Piracy 'Scourge' Remains Elusive

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The international maritime community has worked together on a number of issues to beat back the threat from Somali-based pirates, a U.S. S...
Saturday, February 26, 2011

Gates Warns Against Iraq, Afghanistan-Style Wars

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WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY, New York - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Feb. 25 against committing the military to big land wars ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Pirates seized record 1,181 hostages in 2010 - report

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Somali pirates are now operating further offshore, the IMB says Pirates took a record 1,181 hostages in 2010, despite increas...