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Operation Atalanta, formally European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia, is an ongoing counter-piracy military operation at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean, that is the first naval operation conducted by the European Union (EU), in support of United Nations resolutions 1814, 1816, 1838, and 1846 adopted in 2008 by the United Nations Security Council.
The Taita falcon is a small, fast-flying raptor that catches its prey in the air. [3] This falcon is active mostly from dawn till mid-morning and then again in the mid to late afternoon. [2] It has very small wings relative to its robust build; therefore, this falcon can reach high speeds for hunting. [3]
The Mafuta is a diamond-mining ship owned and operated by De Beers in the western coast of South Africa. [11] Built in 1983 as Dock Express 20 for Dock Express Shipping (later Dockwise), the semisubmersible, multirole, heavy-lift vessel was converted to the world's largest cable layer in 1993. [9]
African Eagle – U.S.-Moroccan biennial exercise practicing deployment of United States Air Force (USAF) units to Morocco. Dates to at least 1984. African Falcon '85, African Fox '85. African Lion – in 2009 described as "Train forces capable of conducting joint and combined U.S., air, and land combat interoperability operations." [6]
When not breeding the African hobby is thought to feed almost entirely on flying insects: termite alates, grasshoppers, locusts, beetles and cicadas have all been recorded. Feeding concentrations of up to 30 birds have been recorded when termite alates or locusts are swarming.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a press release obtained by USA TODAY that Momeni faces between 16 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder conviction, though a ...
USA TODAY. Wildfire weary Los Angeles residents face 'last really windy day': Live updates. News. Reuters. Israel, Hamas ceasefire accord followed by airstrikes on Gaza, residents say.
On 8 July 2013 Ahmed Muse Salad, a/k/a "Afmagalo", 27, Abukar Osman Beyle, 33, and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar, 31–those who actually killed the 4 hostages–were found guilty of piracy, murder within the Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction of the United States, violence against maritime navigation, conspiracy to commit violence against maritime navigation resulting in death ...