Somalia+and+Somalia+Pirates

=Somalia and Somalia Pirates= Modern-day piracy off the coast of Africa, it's been on the rise for several years and reaching new heights now. Gangs of armed Somalis are paralyzing a key international shipping route off Africa's coast. Despite a strong sense of national identity among Somalis, clan-based rivalry has completely destabilized the country since early 1991, when dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown. In addition to fighting one another, the rival Somali factions have also battled United Nations (UN) peacekeeping troops first sent to the country in the early 1990s for humanitarian reasons.

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