Tag: Horn of Africa

  • Tanker Suspected Of Arms Trafficking in Gulf of Aden

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    March 17: Djibouti Security Service suspects oil products tanker RED SEA 1 (IMO #9081071) of arms trafficking in the Gulf of Aden, claiming that the ship is tampering with her tracking […]

  • Somalia Warns Pakistan and Iran Over illegal Fishing

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    March 14: Somalia has sought assistance from the global anti-piracy forces to help it capture 43 boats from Pakistan and Iran that they are alleging are conducting illegal fishing operations […]

  • UNCONFIRMED Reports of Russia Abandoning Plans to Build Naval Base in Horn of Africa

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    February 09: According to unconfirmed reports by Sputnik News, Russia no longer considers establishing a military base in the Horn of Africa a relevant issue and is therefore not conducting negotiations to that end, Russia’s […]

  • Russia Finalizes Plans To Set Up Naval Base In Somaliland

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    Source: Busiweek January 31: Russia is stepping up plans to set up a military base in the Somaliland Port of Berbera according to reports from the United States Defense Department […]

  • Japan Expands Military Presence in Horn of Africa Despite Decrease in Somalia Piracy

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    May 29: Despite the overall decrease in piracy in the Horn of Africa, Japan remains committed to an international security operation off the Horn of Africa which is increasingly a […]

  • ITS MARGOTTINI Re-Joining EU Navfor Counter-Piracy Mission

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    March 08: ITS Margottini is re-joining EU NAVFOR for its second six-month tour participating in Op Atalanta, the European Union’s first naval operation, launched in 2008 to prevent piracy at […]

  • NK and the Horn

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    Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia maintain covert military ties with Pyongyang, despite UN sanctions. North Korea’s Military Partners in the Horn of Africa By Samuel Ramani On November 14, 2017, a UN […]

  • New Corvettes for Germany

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    The German navy is to receive five additional K130 corvettes. German navy set for additional corvettes By Richard Tomkins The German navy is to procure additional K130-class corvettes, which it […]

  • USMC’s Alligator Dagger

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    Marines are operating from the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group. 11th MEU lands in the Horn of Africa By: Matthew L. Schehl After fanning out across the Indian Ocean, the […]

  • Indian Navy Role in Yemen

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    India’s IOR consolidation. Indian Navy Role in Yemen and Beyond Highlights Range of Objectives India is increasingly using its naval assets to support global peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. Yet, as […]

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