[DOC] [TLE] 300 U.N. Peacekeepers Held Hostage by Rebels - latimes [PAR] May 6, 2000 ... Rebels in the West African nation of Sierra Leone are holding more than 300 
U.N. troops and military observers hostage, officials said Friday, creating a ... LAT 
HomeCollectionsUnited Nations Peacekeeping Forces ... The RUF leader, 
Foday Sankoh, reportedly was at his home, in the ... July 16, 2000... [DOC] [TLE] 300 Un Troops Reportedly Captured In Sierra Leone - tribunedigital ... [PAR] Rebels have taken more than 300 UN troops hostage in Sierra Leone, UN ... May 
06, 2000|By Jane Perlez and Christopher S. Wren, New York Times News 
Service. ... The 8,300-member UN force, composed mainly of African and Indian 
troops, was rapidly ... Foday Sankoh, whose forces have terrorized the country 
with a... [DOC] [TLE] Featured Articles about Foday Sankoh - Page 2 - tribunedigital ... [PAR] By Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times News Service | May 7, 2000 ... It was 
unclear whether they had been taken hostage. ... after dealing humiliating blows 
to the UN peacekeeping force in this West African country, ... in this small West 
African nation, it was crucial that the rebel leader, Foday Sankoh, take part in the 
effort. [DOC] [TLE] U.n. Calls For Release Of Hostages - tribunedigital-sunsentinel [PAR] May 5, 2000|By JOE LAURIA The Boston Globe ... Four U.N. peacekeepers have 
been killed and 69 taken hostage by rebels from the Revolutionary United Front, 
led by Foday Sankoh. ... The Security Council has already approved 11,100 
peacekeepers for the West African nation, ... Government Forces Take Offensive [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Foday Sankoh - tribunedigital-sunsentinel [PAR] Why should we commit troops to a small country in northwest Africa that has no 
bearing ... If we wish to halt these atrocities, let's take away the money he derives 
from his ... east of Waterloo, said David Wimhurst, the spokesman of the U.N. 
force. ... civilians held hostage by rebels in Sierra Leone as the United Nations 
said it... [DOC] [TLE] Revolutionary United Front - Wikipedia [PAR] Leaders, Foday Sankoh. Area of operations, Sierra Leone. Became, RUFP. Allies
, Libya  NPFL. Opponents, Sierra Leone Government ECOMOG. Revolutionary 
United Front (RUF) was a rebel army that fought a failed ten-year war in Sierra ... 
Today, about 2000 are still left serving in the military of Sierra Leone. The RUF... [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Leone Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] The Sierra Leone Civil War (19912002) began on 23 March 1991 when the 
Revolutionary ... Lome gave Foday Sankoh, the commander of the RUF, the vice 
presidency and ... of the fighting and the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force 
to monitor the ..... The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 
also... [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Leone profile - Timeline - BBC News - BBC.com [PAR] 1998 February - Nigerian-led West African intervention force Ecomog storms ... 
2000 April/May - UN forces come under attack in the east of the country, but far ... 
to help secure the airport for UN peacekeepers; rebel leader Foday Sankoh 
captured. ... British soldiers taken hostage by a renegade militia group called the 
West... [DOC] [TLE] Insurgents in Sierra Leone Kill 7 in U.N. Peacekeeping Force [PAR] May 4, 2000 ... United Nations attempt to take charge of security in the West 
African country of ... with rebels killing seven peacekeepers, all Kenyans, and 
taking hostage at least ... The rebels' leader, Foday Sankoh, who became a 
government... [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Leone Rebels Seize More U.N. Troops - Listserv [PAR] NATO took heed of those threats. ... Friday, May 5, 2000; Page A20 UNITED 
NATIONS, May 4 Heavily armed rebels continued to seize U.N. troops in ... Foday 
Sankoh, that his forces would release all hostages under their control, carry out ... 
Leone, or UNAMSIL, may erode Western support for U.N. peacekeeping in Africa. [DOC] [TLE] A turning point in Sierra Leone - tribunedigital-baltimoresun [PAR] 'Milosevic of West Africa' Foday Sankoh will destroy his country unless we stop 
him. May 21, 2000|By Leonard

Question: In 2000 Foday Sankoh's forces in this west African country took U.N. peacekeepers hostage
Answer: Sierra Leone