11.   The releases came as Liberian soldiers were battling anti-government insurgents Friday.

12.   They are believed to be comparatively few in number, although Liberian soldiers consistently describe them as well-armed.

13.   When Liberian soldiers attacked a fugitive at the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia last year, for example, witnesses said the ECOMOG guards simply turned and fled.

14.   While the situation was largely calm on Monday, hundreds of Liberian soldiers and West African peacekeepers were patrolling the city.

15.   Witnesses said at least one American opened fire as he and two other American security officers struggled to get back inside the compound, apparently shooting one Liberian soldier.

16.   Carew told the thrice-weekly tabloid Awoko that Liberian soldiers had invaded border villages in Sierra Leone in search of food and holding civilians at gunpoint.

17.   Renegade Liberian soldiers who made a botched attempt to seize power here on Thursday were still holding out in the headquarters of the transitional government in mid-afternoon.