NewsMine — war-on-terror — africa — liberia — Viewing Item

Liberia reports 200 300 civilians killed { June 26 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34479-2003Jun26.html?nav=hptoc_w http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34479-2003Jun26.html?nav=hptoc_w Liberia Reports 200-300 Civilians Killed, 1,000 Wounded in Battle for Capital The Associated Press Thursday, June 26, 2003; 7:17 AM MONROVIA, Liberia -- Liberia's health minister on Thursday reported 200-300 civilians killed and 1,000 wounded in the battle for the country's besieged capital, and morgue workers described mortuaries filled to overflowing. Soldiers commandered private vehicles to collect more broken bodies from the streets of Monrovia at daylight Thursday, working against a backdrop of pounding rain and crackling gunfire. Monrovia was on edge but calmer early Thursday, with the shelling, rockets and frantic refugee movements of the past two days silenced. However, there was no indication of retreat by rebels fighting to take the city, and unconfirmed reports had rebels sighted around the port, a key objective well inside Monrovia. Rebels are driving home a 3-year war to oust warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor, a newly indicted U.N.-war-crimes suspect who launched the West African nation into 14 years of conflict in 1989. Early Thursday, Health Minister Peter Coleman told The Associated Press that the past two days of fighting in the city had killed between 200-300 civilians and injured 1,000. There was no word on government or rebel casualties. Mortuary workers put the civilian toll in the “hundreds,” describing morgues stacked with dead. Coleman said the dead included at least nine Liberians killed when rockets struck an evacuated U.S. diplomatic residential compound Wednesday. Thousands of Monrovia’s residents had taken refuge in the compound, which is across the street from the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy. The U.S. State Department confirmed late Tuesday that two Liberian workers at the embassy, one a gardener and the other a guard, had been killed at the residential compound. © 2003 The Associated Press

90 killed in liberia mortar barrage { July 21 2003 } Bush peace mission liberia { July 8 2003 } Civilians massacred liberia Clashes massacre report strain peace { August 25 2003 } Fighting rages on liberian capital { June 25 2003 } First female african president elected in liberia { November 20 2005 } Harvard educated economist wins liberian elections { November 10 2005 } Liberia created american experiment { July 1 2003 } Liberia reports 200 300 civilians killed { June 26 2003 } Liberians march for us troops Libya khadafi support to monrovia { July 9 2003 } Marines fly liberia { July 21 2003 } Marines join nigerian peacekeepers { August 15 2003 } Marines leave liberia { August 25 2003 } Marines to liberia { August 6 2003 } Mortar fire hits us embassy Pat robertson liberia gold mine { May 28 2002 } Pat robertson liberia taylor { June 4 2003 } Taylor blames us for liberia woe Taylor leaves to nigeria Taylor says us behind rebels { August 11 2003 } Taylor trafficked guns and diamonds { July 23 2003 } Un troops begin liberia mission { October 1 2003 } Un votes to send peacekeepers Us departs liberia for un { October 1 2003 } Us funds rebels for diamonds gold { August 11 2003 } West african troops land liberia Years of war leave liberia hollow { September 9 2003 } Files Listed: 28

Correction/submissions

CIA FOIA Archive

National Security Archives

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purpose of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.