Somaliland offers ports for anti-pirate operations

[Jacaylbaro]

NAIROBI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The breakaway enclave of Somaliland offered on Thursday the use of ports along its long coastline for foreign naval patrols against Somali pirates.

 

The Somali sea-gangs have attacked dozens of ships in the Gulf of Aden this year, but generally prefer to strike in waters near Yemen instead of going close to Somaliland’s shore.

 

“Our coast is extremely long but we have kept our waters free of pirates. We have not had one single incident,” said Abdillahi Duale, foreign minister for Somaliland which broke away from Somalia to declare itself an independent republic in 1991.

 

“We will support the fight against pirates any way we can. Our ports are open for the coalition and all those who are fighting piracy to use as they wish,” he told Reuters.

 

The European Union is to begin an air and naval operation off Somalia next week, while a Danish-led multilateral task force has eight ships, and the NATO alliance has a further four patrolling the waters off Somalia.

 

Duale said the coastguard of Somaliland — a semi-desert terrain that is home to 3.5 million people and neighbours Djibouti and Ethiopia in the north-west of Somalia — was doing a good job keeping pirates at bay.

 

He declined to say how many boats Somaliland had.

[xiinfaniin]

Oodweyne's idea!

[Jacaylbaro]

looooooooooool ,,,, i think you mean nuune's idea ,,

[ElPunto]

Lately on SOL - Somaliland navy, Somaliland peackeepers, Somaliland safe haven ports. War ma Somaliland baa duushay mise dadka maskaxdoodii?

[The Zack]

^ Wey iska dhaadhicyeen lol, wax duulay ma jiro adeer.

[Jacaylbaro]

thepoint, Blame Reuters now ,,,, not SOL or Somalilanders.

[xiinfaniin]

Jac, Reuter heard from your so called Minister who is eather you or Oodweyne's friend.

[Jacaylbaro]

Hehehe ,,,, Reuters is a news portal and i don't think they can publish such news just like that. Yes, the Minister have the authority to say so.

 

 

Somaliland is in a good position to offer such places ,,,,

[xiinfaniin]

^^Jacaylka horta ninyahow Minestarkani ma adigaa?

 

Anigu waan shakiyey.

[Jacaylbaro]

,, waxba ha shakiyin. Ministerku Nairobi buu joogaaye ,,,

[xiinfaniin]

Kolba mar uun baan ku baxsan doonayyee iska noolow adeer. Laakin inaad sarkaal sare tahay la ii sheeg.

[Jacaylbaro]

looooooool@sarkaal sare ..... Maasha Allah ,,

[Jacaylbaro]

I don't think the offer is new. There have been many operations against the pirates where Berbera was the base.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

waleh maantay somaliland ugu fiicantahay

laakin dee marakiibta dagaalka wadankee baanu keena.

[Poker]

JB

 

No isn't new.