US troops ordered to Liberia

US troops were today moving toward the coast of Liberia to support the arrival of a West African peacekeeping force after 26 Liberians were killed in mortar fire in the besieged capital, Monrovia.

US troops ordered to Liberia
Sat, 26 Jul, 2003 - 10:02

US troops were today moving toward the coast of Liberia to support the arrival of a West African peacekeeping force after 26 Liberians were killed in mortar fire in the besieged capital, Monrovia.

US President George W Bush stopped short of saying the Americans would participate directly in a peacekeeping mission.

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