Afweyne founded the Hobyo-Harardhere Piracy Network in 2005. He was responsible for seizing dozens of ships, including the VLCC MV SIRIUS STAR, MV FAINA, and MV POMPEI. Afweyne in 2009 was accused ...

Since then, the army has liberated large swathes of territories from al-Shabaab in the country’s south and central provinces, including the strategic coastal town of Harardhere, which had been under ...

Recently, the army liberated the strategic seaside town of Harardhere, which had been under the control of the terrorist group for more than a decade. Somalia has been plagued by insecurity for years, ...

In a UN monitoring group report last year it was alleged that Afweyneh was "one of the most notorious and influential leaders of the Hobyo-Harardhere Piracy Network". It was also revealed that a ...