A government fighter crouches to avoid gunfire
on the roof of a building next to the Mesurado 'old' bridge in the
Liberian capital Monrovia July 30, 2003, where government and rebel
forces exchanged small arms and mortar fire despite a proclaimed
ceasefire.[AP] |
A government soldier defends the Via Town
bridge July 30, 2003 where fighting continues despite continued demands
for a ceasefire in Monrovia, Liberia.[AP] |
A sick and malnourished child lies in a
'Medecins Sans Frontiers' ('Doctors Without Borders') hospital in
Liberia's capital Monrovia July 30, 2003. Residents in Liberia's second
city said fierce fighting between rebels and President Charles Taylor's
forces had left dozens of bodies in the streets as West Africa inched
closer to deploying roops.Reuters] |
A Liberian man wounded in a mortar attack in
Liberia's capital Monrovia is treated in a clinic in the West Point Slum
district near the front line, July 29, 2003. President Charles Taylor's
forces fought back into Liberia's second city, vowing to oust rebels whose
capture of the strategic port marked a major setback for the embattled
leader.[Reuters] |
