Inland Somali pirate bases to be targeted

“Piracy has caused so much misery to the Somali people and to the crews
of ships transiting the area and it is right that we continue to move
forward in our efforts,” said Rear Admiral Duncan Potts, Atalanta’s
operational commander.

But the use of ground troops or missiles strike launched from naval vessels
will not be permitted after Germany and Spain expressed reservations over
the expanded rules of engagement.

Reinhard Buetikofer, a German Green MEP, warned that the new mandate had
escalated the risk of EU forces entering into “a high intensity conflict”
with armed militias in Somalia.

“Extending the Atalanta mission involves huge risks, notably the high
probability that EU military forces could be involved in causing civilian
casualties or fatalities in Somalia,” he said.

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