Eyl, the Somali Pirate Capital?

The small, ancient coastal town of Eyl has become known as the centre of Somalia's recent high profile pirate activity. It is one of many bases used by the pirates to gain access to the shipping areas in the Indian Ocean along the Somali east coast and to the Gulf of Aden along the north coast.

See the location of Eyl and geographic information on Collins Maps, and a BBC News online report on the town.