14 pirates dead, four boats destroyed: Turkish ship freed off Somalia

Osama Ali

Published August 29th, 2026 - 22:06 GMT

Pakistan's and Turkey's naval commandos take part during the multinational naval exercise 'AMAN-23' in the Arabian Sea near Pakistan's port city of Karachi on February 13, 2023 (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)

ALBAWABA — Somali authorities say Turkish and Somali soldiers have liberated a commercial vessel held for 10 days by pirates off Somalia, killing 14 armed men and destroying four pirate vessels in the operation.

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