Magbeni | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Magbeni Location in Sierra Leone | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′00″N 12°49′01″W / 8.55000°N 12.81694°W | |
| Country |  Sierra Leone |
| Province | Northern Province |
| District | Port Loko District |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| • Total | 400 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (GMT) |
Magbeni is a village in the Port Loko District of Sierra Leone, and is a part of the Koya chiefdom within the district. The village was part of Operation Barras, a rescue mission involving the British Army and the West Side Boys militia group who occupied the village.[2]
- ^ Watkin, Kenneth (2016). "10.3.3 Modern Counterterrorism: Sierra Leone". Fighting at the Legal Boundaries: Controlling the Use of Force in Contemporary Conflict. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0190457996.
- ^ Woods, Larry (2010). Military Interventions in Sierra Leone: Lessons from a Failed State. DIANE Publishing. pp. 65–71. ISBN 1437923100.