How Somali pirates and terrorists made bank off two Western hostages – Vocativ

“It is highly unlikely that kidnappers will strike again at tourist areas on Kenya’s north coast,” says Major Emmanual Chirchir, former spokesman during Operation Linda Nchi, Kenya’s military campaign in Somalia to fight Al Shabaab. “But towns and refugee camps like Dadaab near the porous Kenya-Somali border in the northeast remain vulnerable.”

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Anti-Piracy conference in Brussels – Royal Military Academy

I gave what I’m told was a great presentation about Somali piracy and “ruthless tactics of tourist kidnaps” at this anti-piracy conference held this time in Brussels. Hope to share with the experts what happened to our community, how will military forces better protect international waters, as well as get an idea of what security […]

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British tourist, Judith Tebbutt, is home — but how free? The dilemma of ransom payments | Daily Beast

Judith Tebbutt is home — but how free? The dilemma of ransom payments Mar 30, 2012  4:45 AM EDT Ransom amounts keep growing, rescues are rare. What’s a captive’s family supposed to do? Margot Kiser on a truly vicious cycle. With her recent release from captivity, Judith Tebbutt may soon be able to close a […]

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Somali Pirates Ransom British Hostage Judith Tebbutt

Mar 21, 2012   3:44 PM EDT Margot Kiser reports from Nairobi on the successful ransom of British citizen Judith Tebbutt. On Tuesday afternoon, in the small inland Somali town of Adado, law enforcement officials gazed skyward as a single-engine aircraft circled close overhead. The plane—a U.K.-owned KingAir 200 operated by the British company Phoenix […]

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