Angola 12-2001
FAA (Fora Armada Angolana) soldiers during military operations against UNITA rebels near the front. After several failed peace initiatives the government mounted a major offensive against UNITA in the eastern province of Moxico, where rebel leader Jonas Savimbi had been confirmed to be located, in an attempt to end the decades long civil war by military means..Luena, Angola. 27-11-2001.Photo: J.B. Russell