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East/Subsaharan Africa
Ivory Coast rebel leader says ceasefire over
2003-03-02
The leader of one of Ivory Coast's smaller rebel groups on Sunday has declared the country's fragile ceasefire is over after claiming that government helicopter gunships killed 20 people in an attack on a town near the Liberian border.
Just coincidence it's next door to Liberia, of course...
"Once helicopters start bombarding I think the ceasefire is over," Felix Doh, head of the Popular Movement of Ivory Coast's Far West (MPIGO) said. "I have given orders to take the offensive," he said, whose group operates out of in the west of the country near the border with Liberia. Mr Doh said army helicopters had on Saturday attacked the town of Bin-Houye, killing 20 civilians and injuring several others. He said he had informed French troops policing the country's ceasfire of the attack. "President Laurent Gbagbo has violated the ceasefire," he said.
"Nope. Wudn't me. But I have no control over my own actions..."
Mr Doh said he had combat planes at his disposal, but refused to give details. "The French troops must let us pass so that we can march on Gbagbo's positions," he said.
"So you well-armed professional soldiers, you just get out of the way, and my rag-tag bunch of sadists and bully boys will just take over, okay?"
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#2  Yes, well, they're French.
Just move around their positions. They'll stay there, and it's a lot easier than dealing with POWs.
Posted by: Dishman   2003-03-02 19:41:51  

#1  Mr. Doh??? Paging Homer Simpson...
Posted by: Frank G   2003-03-02 10:02:48  

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