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New York Post, 06.01.09 11:45 UTC

FRENCH NAVY WINS! (REALLY. STOP LAUGHING)

Last updated: 2:35 am January 6, 2009 Posted: 2:29 am January 6, 2009 Incroyable ! The French navy finally notched a victory. The fleet from a country known more for its lightning-quick surrenders ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 02.01.09 19:02 UTC

Crew fights off Somali pirates with water jets

ATHENS, Greece -- Crewmen fired high-pressure water jets today to fight off heavily armed Somali pirates trying to board a Greek oil tanker in the dangerous Gulf of Aden, officials said. It was the ...

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USA Today, 02.01.09 17:02 UTC

Crew fights off Somali pirates with water jets

ATHENS (AP) — Crewmen fired high pressure water jets Friday to fight off heavily armed Somali pirates trying to board a Greek oil tanker in the dangerous Gulf of Aden, officials said. It was the fourth pirate attack of the new year.

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NPR, 29.12.08 15:01 UTC

Amid Chaos, Somalia's President Steps Down

NPR.org, December 29, 2008 · Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf stepped down Monday, dissolving his U.N.-backed government because he said he had lost control amid a growing Islamic insurgency that has ...

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USA Today, 21.12.08 05:01 UTC

China to send 3 ships to Somalia to battle pirates

BEIJING (AP) — China's navy will send three ships to the waters off Somalia this week to protect Chinese vessels and crews from pirate attacks, state media said.

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Houston Chronicle - World, 20.12.08 15:30 UTC

Analysis: Bush passing on Somalia mess to Obama

WASHINGTON The Bush administration inherited a mess in strategic Somalia and might be leaving President-elect Barack Obama with a worse one. The explosion of piracy off Somalia's coast is an ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 19.12.08 05:34 UTC

Saving Somalia: The way to fight piracy is with a strong government

Action on Tuesday by the U.N. Security Council to authorize stronger measures against Somali pirates may make nearby seas, at least on the face of it, safer for international traffic. At the same ...

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BBC World News, 18.12.08 15:01 UTC

Joining forces

The Chinese government has made clear that it intends to despatch a small number of warships to the Gulf of Aden to join naval vessels from other countries there to combat piracy. Full details of ...

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Telegraph, 18.12.08 06:30 UTC

Chinese navy to take on Somali pirates

For the first time in 600 years, China's navy is set to sail into action outside its territorial waters.

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WashingtonPost World, 18.12.08 05:00 UTC

China to Aid in Fighting Somali Pirates

BEIJING, Dec. 17 -- As international forces rescued a hijacked Chinese ship from Somali pirates Wednesday, state news media reports said China planned to send a naval fleet to fight pirates in the ...