Arabian Sea: Somali pirates prepare to declare Naval Jihadnote

A group calling itself the Movement of the Islamic Somalia Land is reportedly preparing to declare Naval Jihad against the foreign cargo ships as well as against the cargo ships that belong to pro-US Arab or Islamic countries.

The following 180-word newswire included in Tactical Weekly of December 26, 2008 focuses on the issue and tells what the Movement is teaching its members and how it is going to carry out its naval jihad.