Rulers of the Indian Ocean republic sent troops against secessionists on one of the nation's three islands. A force of 300 landed on Anjouan in an action summed up by a statement from Comoros president Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim as "re-establishing the republican order, the freedoms and the safety of persons" on the island. Casualties were unknown.
Comoros Rebellion
Rulers of the Indian Ocean republic sent troops against secessionists on one of the nation's three islands. A force of 300 landed on Anjouan in an action summed up by a statement from Comoros president Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim as "re-establishing the republican order, the freedoms and the safety of persons" on the island. Casualties were unknown.
