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Tuesday, August 17, 2010     GET REAL

Pirates attack U.S., North Korean, Syrian ships near Iraq on the same day

BAGHDAD — The U.S. Navy has reported pirate attacks near the southern Iraqi port of Basra. The Navy said four merchant ships were intercepted and robbed in the northern Gulf on Aug. 8.

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One of the ships was identified as the U.S.-flagged Sagamore. The Navy said two men with AK-47 assault rifles intercepted and boarded Sagamore and stole money and computers during their 40-minute operation.

The other targeted ships were identified as the Antigua-flagged Armenia, the North Korean Crystal Wave and the Syrian Sana Star. The Navy said the pirates attacked those ships on the same day.


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Iraq has confirmed the attacks, Middle East Newsline reported. Officials said two Iraqi suspects were arrested aboard a boat with goods allegedly stolen.

Officials said this marked the first piracy off the Basra coast in 2010. They said Basra has been controlled by organized crime.

Over the last two years, Iraq and the United States have been patrolling the northern Gulf. The Iraq Navy was expected to take over full responsibility for patrols in 2011.



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