Some of the hostages were handed over or sold to Shabaab affiliated groups or individuals, but all eventually ended up in the hands of Somali pirates associated with the Hobyo-Harardheere piracy network (HHPN), and held in areas nominally controlled by either the Gaalmudug or ‘Ximan iyo Xeeb’ administrations.[505]
Some of the hostages were handed over or sold to Shabaab affiliated groups or individuals, but all eventually ended up in the hands of Somali pirates associated with the Hobyo-Harardheere piracy network (HHPN), and held in areas nominally controlled by either the Gaalmudug or ‘Ximan iyo Xeeb’ administrations.[505]