U.S. to Head Up International Force to Combat Piracy

The United States will be heading up an international force that has been designed to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia.

Somali pirates have targeted shipping vessels, cargo ships and tankers passing through the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean and after commandeering the ships they demand large ransoms for the release of the crew and the ship.

More than 100 pirate attacks over the past year led to a call for an international body to be formed to combat the attacks and that force is now expected to be in operation by the end of January.

Dubbed Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151), the force will include the UK, Canada, France, Denmark, Pakistan, the Netherlands and at least 15 other countries. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Terence McKnight has been tapped as commander of CTF-151.

The new force will be patrolling a 480-mile stretch used as a shipping lane.

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