FBI 'Closes in' on Former Liberian Rebel Commander - Reports

Benjamin Yeaten, the former head of the Special Security Services under convicted war criminal Charles Taylor, is wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

  • Liberia:   Yeaten Closely Pursued

    New Republic, 28 June 2016

    With reports that international security networks have stepped up efforts, it is clear that former Head of Special Security Services (SSS), now the Executive Protection Service… Read more »

  • Liberia:   FBI Agents Visited Liberia

    NEWS, 17 June 2015

    Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reported to have visited Liberia to investigate the killing of five Catholic nuns allegedly by the National Patriotic Front… Read more »

  • Liberia:   UN Lifts Taylor-Era Travel Ban, Sanctions

    FrontPageAfrica, 3 September 2015

    "With the adoption of resolution 2237 (2015) on 2 September 2015, the Security Council terminated the travel and financial measures set forth in paragraph 4 of resolution 1521… Read more »

  • Liberia:   UN Reports - No Information On Yeaten's Assets

    Heritage, 13 December 2013

    The United Nations Panel of Experts says it has not obtained any information concerning Benjamin Yeaten's assets. Read more »

  • Liberia:   'Coocoo' Dennis Mobilized Over 1,000 Ex-Fighters

    New Dawn, 12 December 2013

    An ex-general of former President Charles Taylor's disbanded National Patriotic Front of Liberia rebels, James Willie Adolphus, alias "Coocoo" Dennis, is still a serious threat to… Read more »

  • Liberia:   Yeaten Remains Threat to Peace

    NEWS, 9 December 2013

    The whereabouts of Benjamin Yeaten, former security chief to ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor remain unknown. However, the latest report of the UN panel of experts has… Read more »

  • Liberia:   Yeaten for 2014?

    New Dawn, 28 October 2013

    General Benjamin Yeaten with the code-name '50', disappeared in oblivion from the battlefront since 2003 after his Commander-In-Chief, ex-President Charles Taylor resigned the… Read more »

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