Iran has captured Most wanted 'Carlos the Jackal' Somali pirate

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

The war on piracy in the Horn of Africa has received a major boost following the capture of one of the world’s most wanted Somali pirate leaders, Mohamed Garad.


Garad, a former British soldier, is said to have been arrested together with 12 other suspected pirates on April 4 by Iranian commandos after they hijacked a Chinese cargo ship.


The co-ordinator of the East African Seafarers Association, Mr Andrew Mwangura, said Garad was captured after the seizure of the Chinese vessel, Xianghuamen, last week.


Xianghuamen is a Panama-flagged general cargo vessel owned by Nanjing Ocean Shipping Company of China.


“Garad had been on the run for many decades. He was elusive and sly and had slipped out of all the security dragnets before. His capture is the greatest good news in the war against piracy and terrorism,” Mr Mwangura said yesterday.

'Old hand'


The coordinator described Garad as “an old, experienced hand and a role model in the piracy world”, who has been linked to hundreds of ship hijack cases in the Horn of Africa.


“To experts and those who knew Garad, he was like Carlos the Jackal in the crime world and Dedan Kimathi to the British colonialists, mysterious and never easy to capture,” Mr Mwangura said.


The arrest of the pirate leader, Mr Mwangura said, was confirmed by one of his cousins in Mogadishu.
Africa Review - Most wanted 'Carlos the Jackal' Somali pirate seized

 

[Serpentine]

Wow that's great. We caught the mullet.

 

[lem34]

Damn it another feather in the cap of the Iranians. It must be the effect of the sanctions lol

 

[JAT BALWAN]

Really a good job by Iranian commandos ... all the countries of the word should appreciate the work..

they have done a great favor on us...

 

[fd24]

Damn it another feather in the cap of the Iranians. It must be the effect of the sanctions lol

Looks like the sanctions are taking their toll on Iran!!! Keep the good work up boys!!!!

 

[nomi007]

well done
but world also think about somalian peoples who are suffering poverty

 

[Harry_Thomason]

Most wanted pirate is a "former British soldier", sounds about right

 

[TOPGUN]

Awsome job Iran ... now take pics and kill the sucker..

 

[Icewolf]

Great job

 

[Abii]

where is the British guy that was claiming the Iranian soldiers looked 'unprofessional' during the raid on the Somali pirates??

I remember we all tried to explain to him the meaning of professionalism, but he wouldn't get it. Professionalism is about getting results. It's about getting your people rescued with no loss of life. It's about capturing your enemy alive etc...
Now this guy was picking on the colour of the soldiers' Kevlars etc...

lmao does anybody remember which poster that was? I wanna send this to him.

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

where is the British guy that was claiming the Iranian soldiers looked 'unprofessional' during the raid on the Somali pirates??

I remember we all tried to explain to him the meaning of professionalism, but he wouldn't get it. Professionalism is about getting results. It's about getting your people rescued with no loss of life. It's about capturing your enemy alive etc...
Now this guy was picking on the colour of the soldiers' Kevlars etc...

I think it was that user call feyen or something like that.

lmao does anybody remember which poster that was? I wanna send this to him.

I think it was that user call feyen or something like that.

 

[SHAHED]

Most wanted pirate is a "former British soldier", sounds about right

jack sparrow ?

 

[longbrained]

Iranian Sailors Take Pirate ‘King’ Captive: Report

Iranian Sailors Take Pirate 'King' Captive: Report | Danger Room | Wired.com

An Iranian coast guard search and rescue vessel rescues two Iranian mariners stranded in the Persian Gulf Nov. 18, 2010. Photo: U.S. Navy


An absolutely wild showdown in the northern Indian Ocean between Somali pirates and the Iranian navy appears to have ended with with the Iranians taking one of the world’s most infamous pirates captive.

Over the weekend, Mohamed Garad made an ill-fated attempt at hijacking the Xianghuamen, a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship belonging to a Chinese shipping company. Garad may have thought it was his next big haul; some of his earlier ones earned him million-dollar paydays. Instead, Iranian sailors — believe it or not, the good guys of this story — overpowered his crew and clapped him in irons.

Who is Garad? “He was like Carlos the Jackal in the crime world,” Andrew Mwangura of the East African Seafarers Association told Africa Review, which reported Garad’s capture. We’re unable to independently corroborate that report, though.

According to David F. Marley’s Modern Piracy: A Handbook, the “secretive” Garad — it’s not his real name; it means “clan leader” — worked his way up from hijacking small vessels near the Somali fishing port of Eyl to seizing a Japanese bulk carrier, the Stella Maris, for 11 weeks in 2008 before its owners paid him $2 million. Not many people have interviewed Garad. During one of his rare interviews, Marley recounts, Garad appeared “ragged” and his eyes were “scratched raw by constant rubbing — a textbook case of khat withdrawal.”


Garad may have been on drugs if he underestimated the Iranian navy. Even the chief naval officer of the United States, Iran’s number-one enemy, has respect for it. “Professional, courteous [and] good mariners,” was how Adm. Jonathan Greenert summed up his Iranian opposites in March. That wasn’t evidently on Garad’s mind this weekend.

On Friday morning, a crew of nine Somali pirates near the Iranian port of Chabahar took over the Xianghuamen and its crew of 28. One of its terrified mates hid “in the incinerator,” state-owned Xinhua reported.

Big mistake. The Xianghuamen is owned by the Nanjing Ocean Shipping Company in eastern China. China is Iran’s last remaining great-power ally. The Iranian navy got busy.

Chaos emerged when an as-yet-identified Iranian ship approached and hailed later that day. The Chinese captain, at gunpoint, was forced to announce that there were 22 pirates aboard, not nine, and that unless the Iranians stayed 20 miles away, the crew would be “punished.” What the pirates didn’t count on was the presence of a second Chinese ship alongside the Iranians — allowing the captain to relay accurate information in Chinese, which the pirates didn’t speak.

The Iranians let off shots to signal their seriousness. With that, Xianghuamen crew members killed the engines on their own ship and jumped into the ocean.. The captain actually followed them after panicked pirates beat him. (Yes, the captain abandoned ship while his crew was still held hostage. Where’s the Italian coast guard when you need it?)

That was the beginning of the end of the daylong showdown. As the Iranian vessel kept firing and approached the dead-in-the-water Xianghuamen, the pirates had a change of heart. They threw their weapons overboard and surrendered.

This isn’t the first time Iranian mariners have concerned themselves with pirates. As the pirates have moved aggressively into the northern Indian Ocean, Iran’s navy has stepped up patrols and maritime surveillance, even joining in international counter-piracy patrols.

In case you’re feeling uncomfortable about rooting for the Iranians here, don’t. Piracy may be unique in international affairs for its ability to bring enemies together. Pakistan has saved Indian sailors from Somali pirates. China and Taiwan, same thing. The U.S. Navy saved Iranian sailors practically every weekend in January. Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria, etc.

Meanwhile, it’s unclear if the Iranians really have Garad. So far, only Africa Review is reporting it. But if Garad is in Iranian hands, he might not like the kind of justice they dispense to thieves.

 

[SpArK]

Well done Iran.

Its a great relief for all merchant ships passing by.

Iran is much closer to Somalia and has a greater responsibility in stopping piracy.

 

[Rank]

Finally Pirates of the Caribbean Hero... Captain Jacks Sparrow has been captured by .... Iranizzz