But it was not clear who controlled Mamba Point late today.

Heavy fighting also broke out in the diplomatic quarter of Mamba Point, and Government troops sent heavy artillery to a hill overlooking the city center close to diplomatic missions.

At least nine bodies were seen in Mamba Point, and bodies littered the streets of the city elsewhere.

Looting continued today in Mamba Point, a diplomatic enclave in the capital, with Mr. Taylor's fighters joining in, witnesses said.

Horse Carts as Taxis On Mamba Point, the diplomatic enclave where the American Embassy stands, the only electrical power is provided by mobile generators.

But fighting spread from the city center to the diplomatic neighborhood of Mamba Point.

He is also the author of Mamba Point (2010) and The Tanglewood Terror (2011).

State Department officials today reported sporadic fighting throughout the city, including shooting near the diplomatic enclave at Mamba Point, where the American Embassy is situated.

His troops occupy much of the city, including the diplomatic enclave at Mamba Point, where the American Embassy and several others are situated.

There have been incidents of muggings of foreigners in the Mamba Point and Sinkor areas of Monrovia, where most international visitors stay.