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Somalia: Member states agree to anti-piracy patrols off the Somali coast-EU Wed. October 15, 2008 05:51 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) The European Union says member states have agreed to the appointment of a British vice admiral to head the naval task force preparing to conduct anti-piracy patrols off the Somali coast. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says in a statement received Wednesday that plans to dispatch the force in December are going as planned and that member nations agreed to appoint Royal Navy Vice Admiral Philip Jones to command it. Early this month, several European Union countries said they would begin the patrol before the end of the year, and Russia announced it would cooperate with the West on fighting the pirates. The decision followed the hijacking in the Indian Ocean of the Ukrainian ship MV Faina, which was carrying tanks and heavy weapons.-AP News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News DRC: 'DR Congo army fights allied militia'-UN... Congo: Congolese Tutsi rebels say pulling back to he... Sudan: 10 Sudan papers suspend publication Uganda: Authorities urge ‘angered Muslims to st... Rwanda: Extradited Rwandan aide to arrive in Fr... East Africa: UN experts urge extension of arms ... Somalia: EU, NATO naval forces track HK-flagged shi... Nigeria: Gunmen release hijacked cargo ship, free cr... Somalia: Somali pirates another ship -maritime grou... Ethiopia: Ethiopian troops won't stay in Somalia "i... More News...