Yemen wages war on pirates in regional waters

SANA'A, Sep. 09 (Saba) - Yemen has deployed 1000 soldiers and 16
military boats so far to fight piracy in its regional waters of Gulf
of Aden and Bab al-Mandab.

A source in the authority said that the purpose of these security
enhancements is to reduce operations launched by Somali pirates
against ships passing through this important international
navigation route, according to the ruling party GPC-run
al-motamar.net.

Moreover, the Yemeni Coastguard Authority intensified its security
patrols throughout the twenty-four hours to reinforce the protection
of ships and reduce piracy operations.

The deployment of these soldiers came after being subjected to
intensive training programs related to rapid hunting, monitoring the
pirates' movements at sea, responding to the SOS calls as soon as
possible and free the ships that might be in the hands of
kidnappers, in addition to undergoing fighting training in the event
that armed confrontations take place.

Worth mentioning, Yemen is discussing with the Joint Forces in the
African Horn in addition to Malaysia and Japan to establish a
regional center to fight piracy and reinforce the protection of the
international navigation route via Aden Gulf.