Somali Pirates By Elijah13254 Period: 1990 to 2012 Somali Pirates 1991 Power struggle between clan warlords kills thousands of civilians. 1991 Power struggle between clan warlords kills thousands of civilians. 1992 US Marines land to restore order and safeguard relief supplies. 1995 UN peacekeepers leave, having failed to achieve their mission. 2001 UN appeals for food aid for half a million people in the drought-hit south. 2004 The Boxing Day Tsunami hits and tens of thousands of people lose their homes. 2005 First significant reported Somali Piracy. 2006 Increase in fighting in Somalia – Number of Somali refugees hits one million. 2008 The European Union calls for Somali Pirates to be dealt with. 2011 Somali Piracy hits an all-time high with 233 ships seized for r