SIEGE OF MONROVIA

Carolyn Cole

Los Angeles Times

Liberians had long been forgotten by the outside world as a bloody civil war terrorized the civilian population for much of the past decade. For a brief moment in 2003, the world's attention took note as government and rebel malitias fought for control and a guarentee of profits from the county's rich resouces. Women, men and children were forced to flee the countryside into the capital Monrovia, where the final battle was waged. A forced change of leadership was finally arranged, but not before hundreds had been killed and wounded leaving a lasting scar on the already tragic history of Liberian. A young Liberian fighter takes his turn defending the capital Monrovia where a standoff between rebel and government militias hold the city under siege. REBELS RULE - A young Liberian fighter takes his turn defending the capital Monrovia where a standoff between rebel and government militias hold the city under siege.

Carolyn Cole, "SIEGE OF MONROVIA," in POYi Archive, Item #34357, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/34357 (accessed November 24, 2024).