Posted on 02/10/2004 1:02:40 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:13:16 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Rebels extended the area under their control to nearly a dozen cities and towns in western and northern Haiti yesterday, pressing their violent drive to remove President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power.
The government received its first victory in the five-day revolt when police yesterday recaptured the vital port city of St. Marc, 45 miles northwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Shortly afterward, Prime Minister Yvon Neptune arrived in the city by helicopter to the shouts of support for Mr. Aristide. He assured residents that the government wanted to seek peace with the opponents through dialogue, not force.
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Go Rebels go
wait. do we still have troops there?
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