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 | Rebels in Sierra Leone: An unidentified British soldier keeps watch 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  |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: Pro-government soldiers of the Sierra Leone Army prepare an ambush on the highway linking Freetown to the east and north of the country, near the town of Masiaka, Sunday. Pro-government forces in Sierra Leone drove rebels out of a strategic crossroads town on Sunday as a British naval taskforce carrying marines, jet fighters and attack helicopters anchored off the capital. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: A former Sierra Leone Army fighter patrols outside Masiaka, a strategic cross road linking Freetown peninsula to the eastern towns of Makeni and Bo, Saturday. Pro-government forces in Sierra Leone drove rebels out of a strategic crossroads town on Sunday as a British naval taskforce carrying marines, jet fighters and attack helicopters anchored off the capital. click to open |  | Rebels in Sierra Leone: A pro-government Civil Defense special forces fighter stands at a checkpoint and provides security to Jordanian UN troops arriving for the first time in the front line near the town of Masiaka in Sierra Leone Monday. The key town of Masiaka is controlled by government troops after a week of heavy fighting. click to open |  | 2000 Sierra Leone Crisis: A British soldier from the 2nd Parachute regiment patrols in Aberdeen a western suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, overlooking Pirate Bay, Wednesday, May 10, 2000. British forces have stepped up their patrols in the west of the capital as they attempt to secure the area and evacuate British citizens. click to open |
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