MONROVIA, Liberia (CNN) -- The U.S. military will send an assessment team to Liberia this weekend, a military official told CNN.

CNN: U.S. to send small military team to Liberia

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The U.S. military had a small assessment team in Liberia several weeks ago that operated out of the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia.

CNN: U.S. to send small military team to Liberia