Shit, redux

Liberian Rebels Driven Back from Monrovia Port
By REUTERS

Filed at 6:52 a.m. ET

MONROVIA, Liberia (Reuters) - Fighters loyal to Liberia's President Charles Taylor pushed rebels out of the capital's port Thursday after fierce battles that prompted a British call for U.S. intervention.

Military officials said rebels had retreated to the area around St Paul's River Bridge, about 10 km (6 miles) from the heart of Monrovia, and residents said the rattle of automatic gunfire had died down after intense overnight fighting.

posted by Prometheus 6 at 6/26/2003 07:43:09 AM |