UN to boost Sierra Leone force
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UN to boost Sierra Leone force |
| The United Nations Security Council has endorsed plans to increase the size of its peace keeping force in Sierra Leone by an additional two thousand troops. The approval to expand the UN force to thirteen thousand soldiers came as India, Bangladesh and Jordan prepared to send in reinforcements. The BBC's Jeremy Cooke reports from Freetown. |
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Lieutenant Commander Tony Cramp: "More troops are what is required." |
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RUF pledges to fight until their leader is freed |
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Online Special: Crisis in Sierra Leone |
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