NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the U-S military's evacuation of Americans and other foreigners from Liberia's capital, Monrovia. Since the operation began last night, several dozen people have been flown from the U-S embassy compound to neighboring Sierra Leone. But other Americans are having trouble getting to the U-S embassy in Monrovia because of persistent street battles. Factional fighting that broke out over the weekend continued today despite reports of a ceasefire.
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