Could easily be in WoT since this fighting is about whether citizenship is given to 4M Muslim immigrants, turning the Ivory Coast into a Muslim dominated nation.
In a sign of how bloody the conflict has become, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Saturday at least 800 people were killed in intercommunal violence in the western Ivorian town of Duekoue this week.
Gunbattles and the sounds of heavy weapons fire rang out across Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan as the country's former rebels pressed an offensive to oust Gbagbo. Pro-Ouatarra fighters met with resistance from Gbagbo fighters around strategic locations like the Presidential Palace, the state broadcaster RTI, and key military bases. |