 The Force Publique was also involved in the 1892–1894 Congo–Arab War against African and Arab slavers like Zanzibari/Swahili strongman Hamad bin Muhammad bin Juma bin Rajab el Murjebi (Tippu Tip).Following the "Casement Report", the British, European and American press exposed the conditions in the Congo Free State to the public in the early 1900s.In 1904, Leopold II was forced to allow an international parliamentary commission of inquiry entry to the Congo Free State.