Kurdish fighters have since clashed with both government and rebel forces.
Since 1998, government and rebel forces have fought with little progress on either side.
It was the first time that government or rebel forces moved in a substantial way into the Kurdish areas.
His father was killed here 13 years ago, caught in the crossfire between government and rebel forces.
For three months, as government and rebel forces fought over Ganta, the hospital was turned into a base.
Fighting is continuing between government and rebel forces within 50 or 60 miles of Monrovia, despite a cease-fire.
There have been reports, impossible to confirm, of both government and rebel forces recruiting among the refugees.
Fighting continued between government and rebel forces in the eastern suburbs and at bridges leading to the center of the city.
In Mozambique in 1990 250,000 people were driven off the land by clashes between government and rebel forces.
Sudan has a record of human rights abuses by both government and rebel forces.