21. A Liberian armed faction has executed four of its fighters after they were found guilty of looting and harassing civilians, a faction spokesman said Monday. 22. A revised peace deal on Liberia signed in the Nigerian federal capital Abuja by all Liberian factions last August, mandates ceasefire verifications by the two committees. 23. A recent Freetown press report suggested a Liberian armed faction, the ethnic Krahn wing of the United Liberation Movement, was fighting alongside the RUF. 24. After concluding a voluntary disarmament operation of Liberian factions in January, ECOMOG has promised to treat anyone found with weapons as criminals. 25. After concluding a voluntary disarmament operation of Liberian factions in January, the west African peacekeeping force known as ECOMOG promised to treat anyone found with weapons as criminals. 26. Although Doe was tortured to death by an NPFL splinter group nine months later in Monrovia, his Krahn ethnic group continues to dominate several Liberian factions. 27. Asamoah also threatened severe sanctions against the leaders of Liberian factions if they block the application of the peace plan. 28. The seizure came as NPFL leader Charles Taylor was in Akosombo, Ghana for UN-mediated talks with other Liberian faction leaders. 29. The split in the Liberian faction ULIMO and its effect on Sierra Leone was expected to be discussed. 30. The State Department announced Friday it was barring Liberian faction leaders, their families and associates from entering the United States. |