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wwwwbipicomlink.blogspot.com - 11/23/2008
BBC NEWS..Pirates 'working with Islamists' Al-Shabaab Who Have Their Own Navy of 480 Strong, Al-Shabaab Website in USA !
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Somali pirates have been accused of forming what is described as an "unholy high seas alliance" with some of the country's Islamist insurgents (AL-SHABAAB Terrorists who run a website in the USA). Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor says certain insurgents are using pirates to smuggle ...
BBC NEWS..Pirates 'working with Islamists' Al-Shabaab Who Have Their Own ...
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Pirates 'working with Islamists'
news.bbc.co.uk - 11/20/2008
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Pirates 'working with Islamists'
— news.bbc.co.uk — Members of al-Shabab at a training camp outside Mogadishu (4 November 2008) (more) BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Pirates 'working with ...

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40 Somali Al-Shabaab Pirates Took Part in Sirius Star Operation, Negotiations through Dubai, Al-Shabaab Pirates Get Shipping Intel Info From Dubai UAE
wwwwbipicomlink.blogspot.com - 11/22/2008
40 Somali Al-Shabaab Pirates Took Part in Sirius Star Operation, Negotiations through Dubai, ...
— wwwwbipicomlink.blogspot.com — SOMALIA AL-SHABAAB PIRATES ARE MASTERMINDED BY MUSLIM MAFIA CRIME LORDS DAWOOD IBRAHIM AND HAHI MOHAMMAD ISMAIL FROM DUBAI. Shabaab pirates are run by Muslim Mafia Crime Lords in Dubai UAE who monitor shipping routes for targets. The Crime lords pass directions on to at least five pirate gangs ... (more) 40 Somali Al-Shabaab Pirates Took Part in Sirius Star ...

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