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Somaliland seeks recognition by hosting naval bases
By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The self-declared republic of Somaliland has expressed an interest in hosting British and Russian naval bases, which would add to an already active military presence along the coast of the Red Sea – one of the world’s busiest and most strategically important maritime passages. Last weekend, British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson paid an unannounced …
Violent explosion shakes Yemen’s Aden refinery
Violence has escalated in the area in recent weeks. A fire has ripped through a storage tank at the main oil refinery in Al-Buraika city in Yemen’s Aden on Friday evening. The fire erupted in a pipe line and leaked into one of the reservoir tanks in the refinery, the head of the fire brigade which rushed to deal with the blaze …
MDAT-GoG Biannual Report July – December 2018
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MDAT GoG Weekly Report 04-11 January 2019
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Somalia: KDF Kills 7 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Somalia
By Joel Muinde Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) say they have killed 7 Al-Shabaab militants and wounded an unknown number in an operation in southern Somalia. The military seized 9 AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines, two rocket propelled grenade launchers and three grenades from the militants. “Today at around 11am, KDF soldiers operating under AMISOM engaged Al-Shabaab militants at a location along …
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are undermining Hodeidah ceasefire, Security Council warned
UN representatives of UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yemen set out rebel violations in joint letter to council president. Houthi rebels violated the UN-brokered ceasefire in Hodeidah more than 200 times in less than two weeks since it went into effect and do not show signs of preparing to abide by the truce, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yemen have told …
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency apprehends 15 Gujarat fishermen for straying close to its waters
Ahmedabad: At least 15 fishermen from Gujarat were apprehended early on Wednesday by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) near the international maritime boundary on the Arabian Sea, the second such incident in the last five days, officials said. Representational image. Reuters The PMSA also seized three fishing boats during the operation, said officials of the Porbandar-based National Fishworkers’ Forum …
Pentagon plans to scale back in Somalia, latest sign Trump wants to cut troops abroad
President Trump ordered U.S. troops out of Syria and is weighing a possible drawdown in Afghanistan. Now Somalia could see a reduced role for U.S. forces. Jan. 4, 2019 / 10:02 PM GMT+2 By Dan De Luce and Courtney Kube WASHINGTON — The U.S. military plans to scale back its role in Somalia and curtail airstrikes against al-Shabab insurgents after …
UKMTO – Weekly Report 30 Dec 2018 – 5 Jan 2019
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Yemen cholera epidemic strain ‘came from eastern Africa’
Scientists have found the most likely source of Yemen’s cholera epidemic, which is the worst in recorded history. Using genomic sequencing, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Institut Pasteur concluded the strain of cholera originated in eastern Africa and was carried to Yemen by migrants. They hope the data will help estimate the risk of future outbreaks and be used …
MDAT-GoG Monthly Report 2018/12
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MDAT GoG – Weekly Report 29th December 2018 – 04th January 2019
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FG Deploys NNS Thunder to Combat Piracy, Sea Crimes
Eromosele Abiodun One of the nation’s foremost warships, the NNS Thunder, has arrived Onne seaport in Rivers and set to begin a patrol of Nigerian waters, after being grounded since 2016 due to failure of its critical components and machinery. The warship, equipped with modern navigational technology and arsenal, according to the Commanding Officer, NNS Thunder, Capt. Shuaib Ahmed, it …
Philippine Navy expands presence with missile, blue-water capability
The year 2018 may be considered a banner year for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), especially the Philippine Navy (PN), as it formally entered the missile age and demonstrated its capability to sail beyond its territorial waters during deployments to the United States, South Korea and Russia. This is aside from projected deliveries of new assets for 2019, …
Houthi Forces Hand Over Port of Hodeidah
2018-12-30 17:25:19 In a ceremony held Saturday, Houthi rebel forces formally handed control of the strategic Port of Hodeidah over to units of the government of Yemen. Local divisions of the pre-war Yemeni coast guard will take over the port’s administration, under supervision from the United Nations. However, the Saudi coalition backing the Yemeni government contested the legitimacy of the …
UKMTO Weekly Report 23 – 29 Dec 2018
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MDAT – GoG Weekly Report 52-18 21st December – 28st December 2018
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UKMTO Weekly Report 16 – 22 Dec 2018
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MDAT GoG Weekly Report 14th December – 21st December 2018
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