31.   Three planes were sent to Mandera, on the frontier between Somalia and Kenya, Wednesday to evacuate foreigners.

32.   US helicopters made three rotations overnight Tuesday to Wednesday to evacuate foreigners from Monrovia where warring factions declared a ceasefire.

33.   Italian military helicopters also began evacuating foreigners from Tirana on Thursday as the situation spiralled out of control.

34.   Mortar, rocket and automatic weapons fire rocked the district, which is the staging ground for the US operation to evacuate foreigners.

35.   Mortar, rocket and automatic weapons fire rocked the district, which is the staging ground for the US operation to evacuate foreigners to neighboring Sierra Leone and safety.

36.   Sources following the situation said UN ships were on standby to help evacuate foreigners from Liberia if the situation deteriorates further and a larger-scale evacuation is ordered.