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Why is piracy picking up off Somalia’s coast again?

Low Severity Africa Somalia
Date Occurred Aug 31, 2026 13:52 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Aug 31, 2026
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Piracy is surging back off Somalia's coast, though not yet at the scale of its 2011 peak.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/why-is-piracy-picking-up-off-somalias-coast-again?traffic_source=rss
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Somalia flag Somalia
Region Africa
Capital Mogadishu
Population 2,081,624
GDP / Capita $500.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #27863
  • Type General News
  • Region Africa
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 31, 2026
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