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IISS: Strategic Comments - Somali pirates widen their net

10 Nov 2011 10:01 AM

The latest Strategic Comment from the International Institute for Strategic Studies highlights how ‘abductions of tourists from Kenyan holiday resorts have drawn renewed attention to the problem posed by Somali pirates’.

While their attempts at hijacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean have increased, their success rate is declining.  Now, however, the pirates are venturing further afield and turning their attention to different targets.

Read full article on IISS website