At least four vessels have been hijacked in the past week or two, raising fears of a piracy resurgence.

The threat of piracy in the region has increased from “low” to “substantial” after several ships were hijacked in recent days ...

As ships reroute around Africa to avoid Middle East conflict zones, piracy off Somalia is back. The resurgence is driving up ...

Pirates appear to be taking advantage of international naval strength being diverted to Middle East ...

New dhow hijacking: A dhow bound for Kismayo was reportedly seized on May 9, potentially to be used as a mothership for pirate attacks. Hijackings on the rise: At least four vessels, including the MT ...

On May 6, the Somali National News Agency reported that 13 members of what it described as the Khawarij militias, including senior commanders, were killed in a planned military operation carried out ...

Concerns have grown over an uptick in Somali pirate attacks against cargo ships, after four vessels were targeted in a single week in April. BBC News reports that the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations ...

AFGOYE, Somalia- Al Qaeda-affiliated Al shabaab group said it carried out separate attacks in southern Somalia, including in the capital, where a car bomb at a busy vegetable market has killed at ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has jumped into the defense of National Intelligence Security Agency [NISA] following scathing allegations about its dalliance with Al-Shabaab, terming the reports ...