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Turkiye, Somalia forces free cargo vessel hijacked by pirates

Name: Turkiye, Somalia forces free cargo vessel hijacked by pirates
Start: 2026-08-30T00:45:11Z
Location: Somalia

Somalia · Rest of Africa region

detected 2026-08-30T00:45:11Z updated 2026-08-30T00:45:11Z

Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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