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May 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
It is the first time that European military units have been ordered to attack
pirates on land, and follows an EU ruling two months ago allowing “disruptive
action against known pirate supplies on the shore”.
“We believe this action will further increase the pressure on [pirates],
and disrupt pirates’ efforts to get out to sea to attack merchant shipping
and dhows,” said Rear Admiral Duncan Potts, the British operation
commander of the EU Naval Force.
The attack involved troops from several of the European navies including seven
frigates currently patrolling off Somalia, from France, Germany, Italy,
Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal.
Officials said it was “a European mission” and would not specify
from which warship the strike was launched. There are currently no Royal
Navy vessels deployed with the joint force, known as Operation Atalanta,
since HMS Westminster was deployed there last month. The Ministry of Defence
on Tuesday released dramatic pictures of Royal Marines engaging with pirates
in the region.
No one was injured on land during the mission, and all of the EU troops
involved returned safely to their vessels after the attack.
None set foot on Somali soil.
The raid targeted skiffs pulled up onshore close to the known pirate town of
Haradheere, on the central Somali coastline 220 miles north of Mogadishu,
the capital.
“An unidentified helicopter destroyed five of our hunting boats early in
the morning. There were no casualties,” one pirate, who identified
himself only as Abdi, said. “We were setting off from the shore when
the helicopter attacked us. We ran away without counter-attacking.”
With the arrival of the French amphibious assault ship Dixmude in the coming
weeks the attacks are likely to escalate. The newly commissioned vessel is
capable of carrying Tiger attack helicopters that can carry out
sophisticated missile strikes from a safe distance.
“The time is now right to step up the attacks on the infrastructure to
put the pirates considerably on the back foot,” said a Navy source.
“However, the Somalis will certainly be better prepared next time round
and are likely to defend their bases with significant anti-aircraft assets
now they know that the ante has been upped. This will inevitably lead to
bloodshed and escalation.”
In March, the EU adopted a more robust mandate for its naval force, allowing
it for the first time to mount strikes against pirate targets on Somalia’s “coastal
territory and internal waters”.
At the time, officials said the new tactics could include using warships or
their helicopters to target pirate boats moored along the shoreline, as well
as land vehicles or fuel tanks used by the pirates.
“The pirates have felt in the past that once they are on dry land, we
have to back off,” said a spokesman for the EU Naval Force, which is
led by the Royal Navy and headquartered at Northwood, Middlesex.
“Following the extension to our mandate, we are now able to deny them
that impunity on land, and this morning’s mission is a clear demonstration
that we intend to make life as difficult as we can for them on land as well
as at sea.”
Somalia’s government was informed of the operation before it began and gave it
their full support, the EU Naval Force spokesman added.
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