The tactical situation across the Indian Ocean High Risk Area (HRA) remains low in terms of the threat of piracy. Piracy groups operating from Somalia still bear the motivation to try and carry out attacks and still possess the capability to target merchant vessels. These incidents are then difficult to classify as attempted piracy or simply as regional patterns of life in the area. Hundreds of Ethiopian troops entered Guriel town, Galmudug region to support Galmudug security forces upcoming operations2. Galmudug security forces began operations against Al-Shabaab around Guriel3.

Source: Ethiopian News December 03, 2018 22:07 UTC