The army was put on "maximum alert" on all fronts, following attacks by two rebel groups and in expectation there may be another attack on the capital. Artillery fire could be heard in the Bomi Hills. The army has been on the "highest level of alert" for the last five days and they expected the next 24 hours to be decisive.

A LURD rebel leader denied that an attack on the capital was imminent and counterclaimed that the President's forces had violated the ceasefire on several fronts. While they had no plans to attack the capital, they would fight back if the government forces continued to attack.

The UN World Food Program warned that their trucks can not reach over 100 000 civilians in camps outside the capital of Monrovia because of recent fighting and that they face the threat of starvation. 

Meanwhile, South Africa's Cabinet considered a request to send troops to Liberia as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force and answered with an "unequivocal no". South Africa did not have the soldiers to send, but may consider sending observers. Nigeria, Mali and Ghana are preparing up to 1,500 troops for deployment into Monrovia in the next two weeks, as part of an ECOWAS effort and a second deployment of up to 6 000 soldiers could follow. - Adam Geibel