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Yemeni pirates [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Piracy off the coast of Somalia occurs in the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel, and Somali Sea, in Somali territorial waters and other surrounding places and has a long troubled history with different perspectives from different communities. It was initially a threat to international fishing vessels during the ...
Mogadishu hotel (Mar) Dhanaane Busley base (Mar) Lido Beach (Aug) Mogadishu tea shop (Aug) Post-1960 conflicts in the Horn of Africa. OEF – Horn of Africa. The Somali Civil War (2009–present) is the ongoing phase of the Somali Civil War which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. [ 8 ] It began in late January 2009 with the ...
0.701 [ 4 ]average 1st. Website. bra.gov.so. Mogadishu, [ a ] locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has an estimated urban population of 2,610,483. [ 8 ] Mogadishu is located in the coastal Banaadir ...
Operation Eastern Exit. Operation Eastern Exit was the codename given to the military evacuation of the United States embassy in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, in January 1991. In late December 1990, violence quickly enveloped the city as armed militants began clashing with government soldiers.
The Gulf of Aden (Arabic: خليج عدن; Somali: Gacanka Cadmeed) (Also known as “Gulf of Berbera”) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channel, Socotra and Somaliland to the south. [2] In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea ...
[4] [5] Among the top 7 most populous nations accounting for over half of the world's population and approximately half of the total GDP of the world, Indonesia ranks 48th overall on the Global Peace Index, China 88th, India 116th, Brazil 131st, the United States 132nd, [4] Pakistan 140th and Nigeria 147th. Findings of the 2024 GPI indicate a ...
History of Mogadishu. Prior to the civil war, Mogadishu was known as the White pearl of the Indian Ocean. Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: مقديشو) is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries.
Major attacks. Mogadishu (Mar) The Battle of Mogadishu (2010–11) began on 23 August 2010 when al-Shabaab insurgents began attacking government and African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) positions in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab began its offensive after its spokesman said the group was declaring a "massive war" on troops ...