Liberian Leader Urges Sierra Leone Rebels to Free Hostages

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 20, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Under pressure from Nigeria and the United States, Liberian President Charles Taylor called on rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone today to quickly free the hundreds of U.N. peacekeeping troops they are holding hostage, but the plea to his longtime allies produced no immediate results.

Rebels of the Revolutionary United Front are holding the hostages, many of whom reportedly are injured, in the dense, hilly jungle where they have fought for eight years to control Sierra Leone's lucrative diamond mines. Taylor has long been the RUF's most important foreign backer, the main middleman helping ...

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