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Militiamen demand food aid from UNHCR

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    Unarmed groups of men that have been supporting the Guinean forces visited UNHCR and other relief agencies last week in Kissidougou, southern Guinea, and requested food, fuel and other assistance, UNHCR reported. They were led by a commander who, according to UNHCR, is apparently of Liberian origin and calls himself ‘General Rambo’. While agencies refused the demands and turned the men away, they fear that the groups could become more threatening.

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