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CIA Reading Room 06859717: LIBERIA: NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPERS STILL PLAYING PARTISAN ROLE

Approved for Release: 2026/07/02 C06859717 srennT (b)(3 15 February 1994 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Liberia: Nigerian Peacekeepers Still Playing Partisan Role 1. the Nigerian-led West African security force in Liberia (ECOMOG) is continuing--and perhaps increasing--its support to the Liberian Peace Council (LPC), a new, Krahn-dominated armed faction that opposes rebel leader Charles Taylor. Despite the presence of UN monitors and Nigerian protestations to the contrary, local ECOMOG commanders have provided logistic support to the LPC and turned a blind eye to its recruiting and troop movements, sugg …