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Nicolas Gros Verheyde November 29, 20237th December 2023 0 Comments Boarding, Pirate attack, US Navy, Somali pirates

[In brief] The attack on Central Park foiled. Five Somali pirates arrested

(B2) The US Navy foiled an attack by Somali pirates on a tanker in the Gulf on Sunday (November 26).

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Nicolas Gros Verheyde 6th May 2023September 11, 2023 evacuation, Opex, RAF, United Kingdom, Sudan

[News] Evacuation from Sudan. The big ignition delay of the British

(B2) Surprisingly, the United Kingdom, although well versed in Sudan, a former colony, was absent in the first

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Nicolas Gros Verheyde April 25thSeptember 11, 2023 evacuation, Opex, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, Sudan

[News] Sagittarius, Eva Sierra…! Several rotations ensured by the Europeans. About 1500 people evacuated (v8)

(B2) The evacuation operation of Sudan, diplomats and citizens, allowed the evacuation of nearly 1500 nationals, of all nationalities,

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Nicolas Gros Verheyde April 23thSeptember 11, 2023 Transport aircraft - tankers, Airspace, evacuation, special forces, Khartoum, Operation Sagittarius, Opex, planning, Sudan

[News] Sagittarius! How was the French evacuation operation in Sudan prepared and planned? (v3)

(B2) In recent days, diplomats from the Quai d'Orsay crisis unit, like French military planners, have

News Blog East Africa - Horn of Africa PSDC crisis management

Nicolas Gros Verheyde April 22thApril 23th A400M, Djibouti, Spain, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, evacuation, France, Italy, Sudan

[News] Evacuation of diplomats and citizens in Sudan, a Land Air Sea operation is being prepared (v4)

(B2) European countries are coordinating closely with their allies to carry out an evacuation operation for European and foreign citizens

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Nicolas Gros Verheyde March 4, 202322th June 2023 Drugs, EUNAVFOR Atalanta

[In short] An Atalanta patrol seizes a ton of narcotics in the Indian Ocean

(B2) A total of 1087,5 kg of various narcotics were seized on two dhows, which did not display any national flag.

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Nicolas Gros Verheyde November 26, 2021November 29, 2021 Al Shabab, attempt, EUTM Somalia

Car bomb attack in Mogadishu

(B2) A car packed with explosives (VBIED) exploded on Thursday morning (25.11) in Mogadishu targeting a convoy escorted by a "company

East Africa - Horn of Africa Humanitarian aid InterviewBlog

Emmanuelle Stroesser 18th OctoberSeptember 13, 2023 Humanitarian aid, ICRC, Ethiopia, Tigre

[Interview] Ethiopia and the Tigray conflict. Humanitarian response on the verge of breakdown

(B2) The conflict in the Tigray region has been going on for almost a year. The humanitarian situation is getting worse. Help does not access it

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Nicolas Gros Verheyde April 30thJuly 28, 2021 Death, EUCAP Somalia, Finland

Finnish member of EUCAP Somalia dies of Covid-19

(B2) A member of the EU reinforcement mission to the Somali Internal Security Forces died in

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