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 | Rebels in Sierra Leone: A British soldier from the 2nd Battalion Parashute regiment, Pvt. Jason Campbell from Johannesburg, South Africa, patrol of the temporary accomodation in the looted confrence center Freetown, Sierra Leone Saturday, May 13, 2000. The British Troops are in The West African capital to assist with in the evacuation of Britons from this troubled country. click to open  |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone armed forces Maj. John Paul Koroma, chairman of the self-proclaimed Sierra Leone government is seen in Freetown, Sierra Leone in this early June 1997 picture. Until recently, Koroma was the loathed leader of an ex-junta whose forces helped rebels ravage Freetown, burning, looting, maiming and killing thousands. Today he is hailed as the savior of this war-weary capital, the one who can rescue the city from a feared rebel assault. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: A former Sierra Leone Army fighter holds onto the back of a car as he and his comrades move to new positions after taking control of the town of Masiaka, Saturday. Hundreds of unruly soldiers from Sierra Leone's fledgling national army swept into the strategic town of Masiaka on Saturday after pushing rebels defying the world community further from the capital Freetown. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: An unidentified refugee puts her hands to her head, as she sits in a camp, in Freetown, Sierra Leone Sunday, May 14, 2000. Pro-government forces appeared to be regaining momentum over Sierra Leone's feared rebels, a British military commander said Sunday as Britain reaffirmed that its troops would not get sucked into the civil war. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: British Army paratroopers, helping man a U.N. military checkpoint, train their guns on alert as other paratroopers turn away a well-armed group of Sierra Leonean "Kamajor" militiamen loyal to the current government, at a checkpoint on a bridge separating most of the capital Freetown from the highly-secured tip of Aberdeen peninsula, in Sierra Leone, Sunday, May 14, 2000. Pro-government forces appeared to be regaining momentum over Sierra Leone's feared rebels, a British military commander said Sunday as Britain reaffirmed that its troops would not get sucked into the civil war. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: A well-armed group of Sierra Leonean "Kamajor" militiamen loyal to the current government, drives away shortly after British paratroppers turned them back at a military checkpoint on a bridge separating most of the capital Freetown from the highly-secured tip of Aberdeen peninsula, in Sierra Leone, Sunday, May 14, 2000. Pro-government forces appeared to be regaining momentum over Sierra Leone's feared rebels, a British military commander said Sunday as Britain reaffirmed that its troops would not get sucked into the civil war. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: A British Army Paratrooper mans a checkpoint by the ocean, on the tip of the Aberdeen peninsula, where the British contingent is based near Freetown to support the United Nations in Sierra Leone, Sunday, May 13, 2000. Sierra Leone's feared rebels handed over 18 captive U.N. peacekeepers Sunday. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: Indian soldiers listen to an army officer before leaving for Sierra Leone on a peace keeping mission in New Delhi, India, Monday May 15, 2000. On Monday rebels in the west African nation released 139 of an estimated 500 UN soldiers they are holding captive. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: British soldier Sean Hourigan from London is saluted by a young boy from the village of Kirima on the outskirts of Freetown's airport in Lungi, Sierra Leone Monday, May 15, 2000. The British government reiterated Monday that its troops will not be deployed to help the U.N. forces battling the rebels in Sierra Leone. However, the defense secretary added that the British troops - in the West African nation to help evacuate European and Commonwealth citizens - would respond "robustly" if attacked. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: Residents walk past British soldier Sean Hourigan from London standing guard in the village of Kirima on the outskirts of Freetown's airport in Lungi, Sierra Leone Monday, May 15, 2000. The British government reiterated Monday that its troops will not be deployed to help the U.N. forces battling the rebels in Sierra Leone. However, the defense secretary added that the British troops - in the West African nation to help evacuate European and Commonwealth citizens - would respond "robustly" if attacked. click to open |
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