Liberian Red Cross workers collect the body of a young boy killed by a stray mortar. Downtown Monrovia is heavily populated and also home to tens of thousands of displaced people. All are vulnerable to such mortar attacks. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement. Monrovia, Liberia, 2003. Martin Adler/Panos Pictures.