Somali pirates
By iastoppers.com
Know why Somali’s maximum youths are engaged in piracy?
INS Sumitra of India deployed for anti-piracy operations, recently rescued two fishing vessels from Somali pirates
Somali pirates, active in Gulf of Aden and surrounding areas, initially targeted fishing vessels in the early 2000s
In the 1990s, civil war in Somalia led to a fragile government and internal conflicts, followed by fall of Barre's government
Later Somali Navy was also disbanded, and this was followed by high poverty rates that drove Somali youth to piracy for income
Unpatrolled waters allowed illegal fishing and waste dumping, leading to conflicts with local fishermen
Somali pirates emerged as a major threat around 2000, which was intensified during the War in Somalia
During the War in Somalia (2006-2009), pirates have expanded their attacks to international vessels
Somalia's federal government, established in 2012, struggled to gain control amid external threats
Somalia, with extreme poverty and unemployment, had the world's lowest Human Development Index in 2019
International efforts, like Combined Task Force 150, aimed to combat piracy off Somalia's coast
UN Security Council's 2008 declaration allowed nations to enter Somali waters to counter piracy; piracy reduced significantly by 2013
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