The Barbary pirates were predominantly Muslim pirates from North Africa who terrorized the eastern and Mediterranean coasts of Europe. In addition to capturing merchant ships, they often raided ...

The fighters told residents they would battle the pirates because the tanker, which is loaded with 2 million barrels of oil, is owned by a Muslim country and should not have been taken ...

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