11.   The sounds of gunfire subsided late Tuesday night, with the West African coalition army and pro-government militias saying they were mopping up pockets of rebel resistance in Freetown.

12.   The town had been the scene of heavy fighting in recent days, with rebel fighters battling against defense forces from a West African coalition army.

13.   Three Nigerian troops assigned to a West African coalition army in Sierra Leone were killed when one of the soldiers fumbled a missile while packing the explosive.