President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would ask the leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia to “blast” pirates out of regional waters and would refocus security efforts to solve the problem.
The Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom network that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, has been kidnapping dozens of sailors on fishing vessels and cargo barges, prompting warnings the region could become the “next Somalia”.
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Weekly Security and Risk Report 29/06/2022
MAST’s weekly security report issue 338 is available to read now. In Maritime news, in the Gulf of Guinea, the Nigerian Navy and NSCDC have