Word: loyalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What kind of rebel officers risk their lives to storm the lair of a hated military dictator, capture him at gunpoint, decline either to kill him or to turn him over to U.S. forces standing by to receive him, then let him contact his mistress, who calls loyal troops to his rescue...
...sounds of battle soon erupted again, this time mortar and grenade explosions and gunfire from forces loyal to Noriega. The firefight claimed the lives of ten rebels and wounded 18 loyalist troops and five civilians. By 2 that afternoon, Noriega's supporters were rounding up the last of the rebels. It was all over but the pompous pronouncements in Panama -- and the recriminations in Washington...
...pointed to U.S. Army helicopters that passed close to the Comandancia during the fighting and the hundreds of troops who were deployed, within areas under U.S. jurisdiction, in positions blocking two of the roads leading into the city. That forced Noriega's allies to use alternate routes to transport loyal units from the elite Battalion 2000 to the fighting...
...those clashes, rebel soldiers captured the headquarters in Panama City, but troops loyal to Noriegarecaptured the compound several hours later...
Yersterday's government communique said 10 rebels were killed in the fighting and 26 people were wounded. There were 18 wounded in forces loyal to Defense Forces chief Noriega, three from the rebel forces and five civilians, it said...