
Abdiqani Hassan
Correspondent at Reuters
#Reuters correspondent in #Puntland #Somalia, covering political, humanitarian & regional security developments. RTs do not equal endorsement. #Arsenal.
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1 month ago |
timeslive.co.za | Abdiqani Hassan
18 March 2025 - 13:00 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Seven pirates boarded the vessel, which was carrying eight Somali crew members, EU NAVFOR said on Monday. Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni-flagged fishing boat off the semi-autonomous Puntland region in northeast Somalia, the EU's anti-piracy naval force said, the second such incident in as many months.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
streetinsider.com | Abdiqani Hassan |Abdi Sheikh
By Abdiqani Hassan and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU/GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) -Fighting erupted on Wednesday between Somalia's semi-autonomous Jubbaland region and federal government forces after Jubbaland held an election against the advice of authorities in Mogadishu, officials said. The clashes will raise concerns that internal rivalries are diverting attention from the fight against the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group just as the mandate of an African Union peacekeeping force expires.
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Mar 24, 2024 |
sightmagazine.com.au | Giulia Paravicini |Jonathan Saul |Abdiqani Hassan |David Adams
GIULIA PARAVICINI, JONATHAN SAUL and ABDIQANI HASSAN, of Reuters, report on a resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia…Mogadishu, SomaliaReutersAs a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency hotline. No-one reached them in time.
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Mar 21, 2024 |
gcaptain.com | Giulia Paravicini |Jonathan Saul |Abdiqani Hassan
By Giulia Paravicini, Jonathan Saul and Abdiqani HassanMOGADISHU, March 21 (Reuters) – As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency hotline. No one reached them in time.
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Mar 21, 2024 |
reuters.com | Giulia Paravicini |Jonathan Saul |Abdiqani Hassan
Pirates had been dormant for nearly a decade2008-2014 attacks cost the global economy billions of dollarsRecent pirate raids are increasing costs for shippersPirates take advantage of security vacuum left by Houthi strikesMOGADISHU, March 21 (Reuters) - As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency hotline.
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#BREAKING:Security Forces from Somalia's Puntland seized of drones, including five explosive "#Kamikaze" drones. Puntland Security Authorities have also detained 7 terror suspects who are currently under investigation. Puntland Security officials Confirmed. https://t.co/5z0DrEa0CS

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