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Somali pirates organisation

Named in 5 reports across 2 stories - 19 Aug – 1 Sept
19 Aug 20261 Sept 2026

The record - coverage naming Somali pirates that changed after publication

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  1. NYT Worldseen 23 Aug, 05:07headline rewrittenthe story

    2 Hijackings in 4 Days: Somali Piracy Surges2 Hijackings in 4 Days: Somali Piracy Rises

The web around Somali pirates

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Somali pirates. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Somali pirates.

Puntland coast and western Indian Ocean share 2 reportsGulf of Aden and Yemen share 2 reportswestern Indian Ocean and Yemen share 2 reportsGulf of Aden and Puntland coast share 2 reportsPuntland coast and Yemen share 2 reportsGulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean share 2 reportsHormuz and Red Sea share 1 reportMiddle East and Pirates share 1 reportGulf of Aden and Mogadishu share 1 reportMogadishu and Puntland coast share 1 reportMogadishu and Yemen share 1 reportMogadishu and western Indian Ocean share 1 reportSomali piratesGulf of AdenGulf of Aden - 2 shared reports (place)Puntland co…Puntland coast - 2 shared reports (place)western Ind…western Indian Ocean - 2 shared reports (place)YemenYemen - 2 shared reports (place)ExpertsExperts - 1 shared report (organization)HormuzHormuz - 1 shared report (place)Middle EastMiddle East - 1 shared report (place)MogadishuMogadishu - 1 shared report (place)PiratesPirates - 1 shared report (organization)Red SeaRed Sea - 1 shared report (place)

The stories

Somali pirate menace returns as U.S.-Iran war stokes regional chaos and saps enforcement resources

27 outlets4 reports name Somali pirates20 Aug – 5 Sept

One beneficiary of the Iran war? Pirates.

1 outlets1 report names Somali pirates19 Aug

People they appear with

Somali maritime security official1

Places in the same coverage

Gulf of Aden2Puntland coast2western Indian Ocean2Yemen2Hormuz1Middle East1Mogadishu1Red Sea1Shabelle1Somalia1

Organisations in the same coverage

Experts1Pirates1Somali groups1Somali Piracy1

Who keeps naming them

Politico Europe1NYT World1South China Morning Post1AllAfrica1El Pais English1

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