Tag: HornOfAfrica
Pirates Seize Turkish Arms Ship Off Somalia Date
Pirates hijacked the cargo ship M/V LUTUF off Somalia's Puntland coast on Monday, seizing a vessel carrying Turkish weapons, communications equipment and satellite gear bound for a Turkish military training facility in Mogadishu, a Somali official told The Associated Press. The ship, owned by Polar Movement Shipping, was seized about…
Heavy Fighting Erupts in Somalia’s Baidoa
Heavy fighting erupted Monday in Baidoa, the capital of Somalia's South West state, after forces loyal to ousted regional president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed "Laftagareen" launched an assault on positions held by federal and regional security forces. According to Garowe Online, the attack began early in the morning with heavy weapons…
Fighting Erupts in Western Tigray Ethiopia
Fighting broke out near Sheraro in western Tigray on August 1, in what analysts call the most serious breach yet of Ethiopia's 2022 Pretoria peace deal. Tigray's regional government said federal forces launched a dawn assault from the direction of the town, according to a statement from Mekelle reported by…
