Thursday, December 18, 2008

US Says Piracy Resolution Allows For Air Strikes In Somalia

Two boats intercepting a dhow

From AFP:

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US government said Wednesday that it believes a new UN Security Council resolution on Somalia authorizes air strikes against pirates in Somali territory.

The resolution "authorizes states cooperating with the Somali Transitional Federal Government to extend counter-piracy efforts to include potential operations in Somali territorial land and air space, to suppress acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea," the State Department said in a statement.

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My Comment: The Somalis are being warned .... but I doubt that they are listening.

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