# Hijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off Somalia

https://mins.news/en/item/49118

- The Guardian, 2026-09-08 04:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/08/hijacking-pirates-somalia-geopolitical-chaos

> Somali piracy targeting cargo ships and dhows off the Horn of Africa has returned to levels unseen in a decade. Since late April, pirates have carried out eight hijackings, amid disruption linked to the US-Israel war against Iran, political instability in Somalia and the diversion of international naval resources to nearby waterways.