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Airstrike Kills Four Pirates After Khat Delivery in Somalia

8/21/2026

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An airstrike killed four pirates and wounded two after a boat delivered khat to the hijacked ship.
Somalia pirates seized the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship M/V LUTUF off Puntland’s coast.
The Polar Movement Shipping vessel carried weapons for a Turkish training facility in Mogadishu.
Eight pirates steered the ship toward Garmaal.
The airstrike’s attacker was not verified.

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Story summary

An airstrike killed four pirates and wounded two after a boat delivered khat to the hijacked ship.
Somalia pirates seized the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship M/V LUTUF off Puntland’s coast.
The Polar Movement Shipping vessel carried weapons for a Turkish training facility in Mogadishu.
Eight pirates steered the ship toward Garmaal.
The airstrike’s attacker was not verified.