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Siege of Monrovia | |||||||
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Part of the Second Liberian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Loyalist Armed Forces elements |
Anti-Taylor Armed Forces elements LURD rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles G. Taylor Benjamin Yeaten | Gyude Bryant | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,500 killed | 2,500 killed | ||||||
1,000 civilians killed[1] |
The siege of Monrovia or Fourth Battle of Monrovia, which occurred in Monrovia, Liberia between July 18 and August 14, 2003, was a major military confrontation between the Armed Forces of Liberia and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) rebels during the Second Liberian Civil War. The shelling of the city resulted in the deaths of around 1,000 civilians.
Thousands of people were displaced from their homes as a result of the conflict. By mid-August, after a two-month siege, Liberian president Charles Taylor went into exile and peacekeepers arrived as a result of the siege.