Person: Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke

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Somali pirates blame West for looting fish

Somali pirates who are demanding US$7m (€4.7m) in ransom for a British sailing couple said today that boats from other countries are plundering Somalia's fish-rich waters.

Sat, 31 Oct, 2009

Peacekeepers' base hit by suicide blasts

Islamic insurgents posing as UN personnel detonated suicide car bombs in an African Union (AU) peacekeeping base in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.

Fri, 18 Sep, 2009

Somali leader asks for resources to pursue pirates

Somalia's prime minister said he could go after pirates if other nations gave him the resources he needed.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2009