Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)has suspended its operations in upper Lofa County in northern Liberia because of clashes between government troops and dissidents, AFP reported.
The fighting that prompted the move by MSF - the only aid agency operating
in the area - began on Sunday when between 300 and 400 armed men, mostly
Liberian dissidents, attacked the county capital of Voinjama, some 260 km
north of Monrovia, Liberian military spokesman Philibert Browne told IRIN on
Monday.
Browne, who said the attackers came from Guinea, added that the civilian
population had been relocated to avoid casualties.
MSF, a Europe-based emergency medical aid body, also runs clinics in other
parts of Liberia.
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