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Monday, September 20, 2010     INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

NATO seeks N. African assist against piracy

LONDON — NATO has sought to recruit North African allies in the battle against pirates.

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NATO has sponsored an international conference in Tunisia meant to garner support from North African states for anti-piracy operations in the Mediterranean. Officials said the five-day parley would seek to form an intelligence network that would track pirates.

"A dramatic increase in the number of maritime attacks has exposed the vulnerability of vessels to hostile boarding," NATO said. "Curbing the problem is essential for global trade and security."

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In a statement on Sept. 14, NATO said the conference in Hammamet, Tunisia, scheduled to begin on Sept. 20, would contain members of the Mediterranean Dialogue. Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have been members of the dialogue, established in 1994 and revived over the last two years.

Officials said 70 representatives from NATO and dialogue partners would examine the feasibility of the regional anti-piracy network. They said the network would be based on human intelligence rather than satellite or signals data.

NATO said the U.S. Navy and other groups would address the requirements of what was termed a "collaborative, human-centric information system." The concept was based on data mining, crisis management, police missions, interdiction, training and interagency cooperation.

"Operating in the crisis management and anti-piracy environment, decision-makers at all levels and their staffs can use collaborative human-centric information support capabilities to enhance capacity for deterrence, interdiction and/or response," NATO said.

NATO has been maintaining a counter-piracy mission in the Arabian Sea and Red Sea. But officials said North African states have also been threatened by piracy.

"Tunisia is both a coastal and maritime country where maritime security and piracy issues are of top priority," NATO said.



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