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Operation Atalanta
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Operation Atalanta is an ongoing European Union naval operation launched on 8 December 2008 to counter piracy off the coast of Somalia and protect World Food Programme shipping. The European Union Naval Force deploys warships and maritime patrol aircraft in the Gulf of Aden, the Somali Basin and, since an expanded mandate, the Red Sea, and its role has broadened to include monitoring arms trafficking and enforcing a United Nations arms embargo on al-Shabaab.
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Operation TypeNaval counter-piracy and maritime security operation 1 LocationGulf of Aden, Somali Basin, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden approaches 1 ParticipantsEuropean Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR), with contributing nations including Norway, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, South Korea and New Zealand 1 ObjectiveProtect vulnerable shipping, deter and repress piracy and armed robbery at sea, and enforce the United Nations arms embargo on al-Shabaab 1 OutcomeThe operation continues; it is credited as part of the wider international response associated with the decline of Somali piracy since 2012 1 Sources
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