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US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, May 25). US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083973
South African History Online (2012) 'US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military', South African History Online, 25 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083973 (Accessed: 9 October 2026).
South African History Online, US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083973, (accessed 9 October 2026).
"US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military." South African History Online, 25 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083973. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "US Marines evacuate 900 civilians from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wracked by looting and violence after a military." South African History Online. May 25, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083973.
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