From Angola, the United Nations has evacuated 14 of its peacekeepers who were trapped by fighting between the army and rebel forces in central Angola, this according to a U.N. spokesperson who said the men were withdrawn yesterday from UNITA rebel strongholds and will fly from Luanda to their home countries. The area of the country where the UNITA leadership is based reportedly is under attack by government forces. The government accused UNITA of using the peacekeepers as human shields to ward off attack. In a statement on Friday, the U.N. Security Council said it would hold UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi personally responsible for the safety of the monitors.
U.N. Evacuates 14 Peacekeepers from Angola
HeadlineDec 07, 1998