Reports say many Liberian mercenaries have been killed, injured or detained.
The Liberian embassy in Abidjan is said to be compiling statistics of the dead and injured. Several Liberians, now engulfed in fear, have reportedly crossed the border back home. And as expected, the Liberian Government has supplied its usual dose of denials, using similar scripts it uses in Sierra Leone and Guinea. The question is, why would Liberia's name feature so prominently in every act of chaos and banditry within the region. The government of Liberia is unaware of any Liberians engaged in mercenary activities in Cote d'Ivoire.