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The European Union's counter-piracy mission says that one of its warships is currently shadowing the hijacked Bangladeshi bulk carrier Abdullah as it sails toward the coast of Somalia. At least 23 crew members are being held hostage by pirates on the ship.
2024-03-13

About 20 armed pirates hijack a Bangladeshi bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean that was en route to the United Arab Emirates. The vessel is under the control of the pirates and is heading towards the coast of Somalia.
2024-03-12

A dhow trading vessel is seized by heavily-armed pirates near the town of Eyl off the coast of Puntland, Somalia, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports, citing military authorities.
2023-12-22

Twenty-one men are executed by a firing squad in Galkayo, in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland, Somalia, after they were convicted of being members of the jihadist group al-Shabaab. It is the largest number of executions of members of the group in Puntland. While the executions were being carried out, al-Shabaab gunmen attacked the town of Wisil, Mudug, killing 20 soldiers.
2021-06-27

The Somali pirates that hijacked the "Aris 13", a United Arab Emirates-owned oil tanker, release it without condition.
2017-03-16

Off the northern coast of Somalia, Somali pirates hijack the "Aris 13", a United Arab Emirates-owned oil tanker, kidnapping eight Sri Lankan crew members. This is the first hijacking of a large commercial vessel in five years.
2017-03-14

A suicide bomber in Somalia’s Puntland region detonates while hugging Saeed Ali, the treasurer of Galkayo, killing him and several police officers guarding him. Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
2016-03-31

At least 100 people are killed in a tropical cyclone in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region.
2013-11-11

The Puntland autonomous region of Somalia says it is "breaking away" from the federation until a legitimate government is put in place.
2011-01-18

A Turkish ship is hijacked by Somali pirates more than 1,000 miles away from the coast of Somalia and closer to India.
2010-03-23