Eyl

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Coordinates: 7°57′45″N 49°50′44″E / 7.9625°N 49.84556°E / 7.9625; 49.84556

Eyl
Eyl Castle
Eyl is located in Somalia
Eyl
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 7°59′N 49°50′E / 7.983°N 49.833°E / 7.983; 49.833
Country  Somalia
Region Puntland
District Nugaal
Population
 - Total 19,000
Time zone East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Eyl is an ancient town in the northern Puntland region of Somalia. The prominent Somali clans in the area are the Majeerteen and Leelkase sub-clans of the Darod.

Eyl is situated near the Hafun peninsula, the location of most of Somalia's casualties from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.[citation needed]

Piracy

As of 2008, Eyl has become a pirate haven,[1] with more than a dozen ships being held captive by pirate crews.[2] The Puntland government has acknowledged that they are relatively powerless to stop pirate activities,[3] but it also has been suggested that members of the Puntland administration may have links to the pirates.[4] French commandos decided a hostage rescue in Eyl was too dangerous and carried out a rescue of two French sailors before they could be taken there.[4]

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Captain is Hostage of Pirates; Navy Ship Arrives". New York Times. 2009-04-09. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/world/africa/09pirates.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=Eyl&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-04-09. 
  2. ^ "Somalia's pirates seize 33 tanks". BBC News. 2008-09-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7637257.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 
  3. ^ "France frees sailors from pirates". BBC. 2008-09-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7618142.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
  4. ^ a b Harper, Mary (2008-09-18). "Life in Somalia's pirate town". BBC (September 18). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7623329.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 


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