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Liberia War Looting and Rape Intensify as Civilians Suffer
Rebecca and her family endure a brutal attack on her 10th birthday as gunmen raid homes in Monrovia. Aid workers report escalating raids and mass violence against women amid Liberia's ongoing conflict, with 1,500 women in a trauma program and 626 hurt.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Rebecca
Charles Taylor
Black Dog
Taylor
Miatta Roberts
Concerned Christian Community
Ing
Samuel K. Doe