Sierra Leone: June 1, 2000

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   Fighting flared up 80 kilometers northeast of the capital. Here the RUF and government troops are fighting over the town of Lunsar. The town has changed hands several times. The UN has 11,445 troops in the country, but the rearmed government troops and pro-government militias are doing most of the fighting.

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