Topic: Somalian pirates

U.S. Commandos Rescue Somali Hostages During the State of the Union

Reuters

Right around the time President Obama arrived at the Capitol to deliver the State of the Union address, a U.S. military unit swooped into Somalia, killing nine pirates and rescuing aid workers who they had taken hostage.

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 6, 2012

How Somalian Pirates Brought the Navy and Iran Together

Bucking the trend of the currently-escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, the American Navy has rescued a 13-member crew of an Iranian fishing boat who had been held hostage by Somalian pirates for 40 days.

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