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of Tribal and Religious Intolerance Mandingo's
Political Alliance Press Release: LIMANY Demands The Release of Aloysius Toe, Mohammed Komara And Others. Mandingoes Are Banned From Leaving Gbanga The Last Time I Talked To Mohammed Komara "A threat to the government"-An Interview With Hassan Bility Exploitation
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My
Visit To Ganta on Thursday (May 1), Ganta's Market Day In Ganta, people were moving about their businesses as normally as they could. Many people I talked to told me that they wish the fighting would stop. Ganta was not as damaged as earlier claimed - some buildings are slightly damaged. On the street, there are fearful and armed men patrolling, looking as if they were ready to attack. BROTHER
LAYEE KOMARA of STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK DEPARTED FROM US TODAY Brother Layee as he is commonly known by everyone in New York, was a prominent businessman and community leader, was founding member and advisor of the Liberian Mandingo Association of New York (LIMANY). He is survived by his wife Masangae (Fanta) Komara, four daughters and two sons. A
SPECIAL ISLAMIC PRAYER SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, MAY 11TH IN STATEN
ISLAND, NEW YORK. For more
information, please contact (718) 293-4264, 659-4756, 322-2071, 293-0331,
(516) 852-5181, I read with total amazement a publication on the Website
of the Perspective Magazine (April 30, 2003) captioned "LURD Makes
Appointments". That publication purporting to emanate from you
carried a statement from the "LURD Secretariat" appointing me as
"Coordinator II (USA)". Whatever that title meant, I do not
know. The NCRM Cannot Keep Silent as Violence Continue In Liberia The NCRM cannot, in good faith, keep silent as violence is being perpetrated against those that should be protected by the Monrovia regime and the rebel forces. There have been numerous reports that rebel forces fighting the Monrovia regime have killed, tortured, and raped civilians. This is unacceptable, and it must stop. Anthony Kesselly Says No Sekou Conneh While I may have my own very strong opinions about the inner workings of the armed group that has become known as the Liberians United for Reconstruction and Democracy, as with other armed factions that have preceded it, I do not want to delve into that at this point. What baffles me is the act of arbitrarily announcing my name for a position for which I was neither, consulted, informed, or even hinted. LURD
Makes Appointments
Confusion in Nimba? MODEL Surrounds the Town of Saclepea and LURD Prepares for Gbanga Again By Masogbeh Kenneh Fleeing civilians from Saclepea, Nimba County has confirmed reports of arm men around the town. Many believe that these are people of the rebel Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL). With less resistance in Tapita, MODEL decided to move forward toward Monrovia. There are reports that citizens of Nimba are joining the movement in mass. LURD Denies Horrible Stories Keep Floating on Taylor's Website April 28...Horrible stories keep floating on Taylor's website (allaboutliberia.com), falsely claiming that LURD's disciplined hard core guerillas are actively engaged in atrocities-such as maiming and brutalizing civilians. The Leadership of LURD consider said machinations naive and preposterous, the leadership however, realizes Taylor's unstable psychological disposition. (MORE) Kamara
Removed From LIMANY's Board of Directors
As The Liberian Mandingo
Association of New York (LIMANY) continues its campaign for peace and
reconciliation in Liberia, we would like to announce the removal of Mr.
Mohammed Kamara from his position as a member of LIMANY's Board of
Directors. Citing a conflict of interest after Mr. Kamara was appointed
LURD's representative in the United States, LIMANY's collective
leadership, in consultation with its membership deem it necessary to take
this action. It is our strong belief that he cannot serve on this
Honorable body of men and women, while representing an armed rebellion.
LIMANY is a peaceful organization. We'll promote and support peace
anywhere and everywhere. LIMANY continues to call for an end to the
violence and for Liberians to come together peacefully - violence can only
bring about more death and destruction to innocent civilians. Signed: Asumana
Jabateh-Randolph Mohammed
S. Bility Rebels hold 60 percent of Liberia, UN reports
ULAA President Kromah Responds to Allegations Kromah--"When you elected me in a free and fair election to be the president of ULAA, you knew about my ethnic and religious backgrounds. You were sincere and objective enough to look beyond that. You believed in me, and I am sure you still do, when I promised to work sincerely in serving your interests. As I stand today, I am keeping that promise with utmost dedication and sincerity. The most important issue for us as Liberians today is peace, reconciliation and unity. We are working towards that end." (More) LIMANY is honored to introduce Ms. Masogbeh Kenneh as our correspondent near the frontline. The 33 year old reporter will be reporting once a week. Ms. Kenneh reports that Ganta is fully controlled by LURD fighters and are advancing toward Kpain and Sanniquellie. More to come. Liberia: Amputation Among Govt Troops - 'Jack the Rebel' Killed April 23... Group Calls for International Stabilization Force April 23...A group calling itself the Coalition of Internally Displaced Camps around Monrovia has called for the deployment of an international stabilization force to disarm all illegal armed groups in Liberia, where fighting between pro- and anti-government forces has escalated in recent weeks. Local Nimba Officials Working With LURD? April 22...Sources in Sanniquellie hinted that Nimba County Superintendent Miller, along with other local county officials, are cooperating with LURD commanders in Nimba to achieve a peaceful solution to what could turn out to be a disastrous one for everyone. Many in the county are frustrated with the Taylor regime for the mistreatment of several Nimba citizens, such as the human rights lawyer Tiawon Gongloe, who was brutalized by the Taylor agents of death. The county officials are quick to mention the "promise never kept" – Senator Koukou’s failures in his position. LURD’s Presence in Ganta Has Become an Embarrassment to Taylor. April 19...LURD’s presence in Ganta has
become an embarrassment for Taylor’s government. LURD claims to be in
full control of Ganta, once a strategic base for Taylor’s troops, and
with the arrival of the rainy season, movement will be slowed and the
government’s chances of retaking Ganta will decrease. As result, Charles
Taylor recently ordered ATU officers to forcibly recruit children, men and
women or anyone for active duty to deprive Ganta as a rest stop for LURD
forces en route for Monrovia. ATU agents are going from farm to farm
forcing children to the front lines. Reports from Bassa reveal that
truck-loads of fearful children are heading toward Nimba. One commander of
the pro-government fighters told our correspondent in Buchanan that they
were going to flush LURD out from Ganta. “We are in a rush to free Ganta
or take enough areas before the raining season.” MDCL Issues Statement of Concern April 18....The Movement for Democratic Change in Liberia once again adds its voice in condemnation of the brutal, senseless killings of Liberians, who happen to be non-combatants in a war that should never have been. Liberia continues to pay an extremely high human toll in its quest for lasting peace. As the civilized world watches, Liberians are being slaughtered daily and nothing is being done to reverse this trend. Appeals for assistance to stop this carnage seem to fall upon deaf ears, as the rest of the world lends only passive response to the call for a more proactive stance against the atrocities being perpetrated in Liberia. Liberians Urged not to Repeat the Mistakes of the 1980s and 90s April 17...We, the Manos, Krahns, Mandingoes, and Dans of Grand Gedeh and Nimba Counties residing in the Americas, standing together as one family, appeal to our people at home in Liberia and elsewhere in the West African Sub-region to work together in search of a solution to the Liberian conflict. Let us not repeat the mistakes of the 1980s and 90s by allowing others to use us in their bid to seize or maintain power. LIMANY Condemn Senator Koukou (Press Release) April 14...The Liberian Mandingo Association of New York strongly condemns Senator George Koukou’s incitement of violence against innocent Liberian citizens, especially those from the Mandingo ethnic group. To Senator George Koukou: Politics
of Tribal and Religious Intolerance
Rebels of the Liberian United for Reconstruction and Democracy (Lurd) have
opened a new front in the civil war with an attack on south-eastern Sinoe
County, say the government.
Taylor's
ATU and RUF Prepare to Enter Baala, Guinea
Liberians
to Protest Against the Illegal Detention of Aloysius Toe and Others
Press Release: LIMANY Demands The Release of Aloysius Toe, Mohammed
Komara And Others.
First Annual Freedom and Justice Award
Mandingoes Are Banned From Leaving Gbanga As Other Liberians flee. The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed “armed activity was also reported to be encircling Bong County, north of Monrovia. The fighting was reported to be moving rapidly towards Gbarnga. As fearful people continue to run away from Gbanga, the Mandingoes are being banned from leaving. "No dingo leaving from here, if LURD dogs come, they will bite we all." Said Captain Four Eyes. There are reports of increase arrest of anyone with a Mandingo name. (return to TOP), Press
Release-Gedeans Protest Toe Town Massacre
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BABY
NAMING CEREMONY Our Community has been struck with several sad news:
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NAMING CEREMONY AFRICAN
AND AMERICAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CENTER ASSOCIATION Liberians to Protest Against the Illegal Detention of Aloysius Toe and Others |
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MAY
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This
is to inform all concerned that the National Chairman/ Commander -In-
Chief/LURD - H.E. Sekou Damate Conneh, Jr. has promulgated and published
the following appointments and decisions
Reports
from Monrovia say government soldiers are openly complaining about a
"bloody practice" that has begun within their ranks. They are
now cutting off each other's hands along with those of captured
dissident militias. Liberian government militias have revealed that
some of their colleagues have begun a new wave of "bloody
practice" against fighters in their war with armed dissidents, and in
some cases their own men. Our reporter said this is intended to show the
international community that the armed dissidents are copying Sierra
Leone's RUF rebels. 
April
9..In
politics, we can expect one's opponents to run dirty campaign against him
but when those opponents have no issue to discuss about their political
foe, all they can come out with is something like, "Mohammed Kromah,
a member of the Mandingo ethnic group of Islamic orientation, was elected
to the national leadership of ULAA on 'an appealing platform' late last
year, -- an election largely intended to disprove claims that Liberians
are opposed to Mandingoes (Moslems) holding community and leadership
positions. 
April
5...The worst
humanitarian crisis in Guinea is about to occur in Baala if Taylor carries
out his Toe Town type mass execution. Handful of ATU and RUF forces royal
to Taylor are hold out somewhere in Nimba ready to enter Baala,
Guinea. To get back the support of the Nimba people, it is reported
from a AFL officer in Monrovia that Taylor's RUF militiamen
killed several people in Kpain last week, then putting the blame on the
Mandingoes and Krahns. Other sources reported that Taylor's people have
falsely linked the new rebel group call MODEL to Charles Zulu and Alhji
Kromah. Taylor's stratigety is get the Nimba people totally involve in
this mess, while his hired foreign mercenaries are controlling
Monrovia. 
April
2....On November 4,
2002, human rights activist, Aloysius Toe, was arrested after he and
others from the "Liberia Coalition of Human Rights Defenders"
announced plans for a week-long campaign to call for the unconditional
release of brothers Hassan Bility (he broke the illegal chains and is now
free), Ansumana Karama, Sheikh Sackor, and other illegally detained
Liberians. Was there any prohibition against this planned, non-violent
action by Mr. Toe and others? The answer, of course, is "no." 
March
20....
