On the other hand, I also wouldn't be surprised if we never heard of the Lurd again.

BBC: Liberia's unusual war

Liberia has repeatedly accused neighbouring Guinea of backing the rebels, spearheaded by the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (Lurd).

BBC: Liberia declares state of emergency

Taylor was forced into exile in Nigeria in 2003 after the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (Lurd) rebel movement laid siege to Monrovia.

BBC: Liberia's Charles Taylor 'wants presidential pension'

He got himself elected president in 1997, but a group known as Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) launched a rebellion against his rule in 1999.

ECONOMIST: Endgame?