Monday, April 11, 2011

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates April 11, 2011



Ivory Coast: UN And France Launch Reprisal Attacks On Gbagbo -- The Guardian

Attack on residence is retaliation for assaults by Gbagbo forces on UN headquarters and Ivory Coast civilians.

United Nations and French helicopters have fired rockets on Laurent Gbagbo's residence in an attack the UN said was in retaliation for assaults by his forces on UN headquarters and civilians.

At least six French and two UN helicopters were involved in the attack, authorised by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon. He accused Gbagbo of using heavy weapons against Ivory Coast civilians and the UN forces trying to protect them.

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More News On The Civil War In Ivory Coast

UN, French fire on Gbagbo residence in Ivory Coast -- Yahoo News/AP
French, UN forces in I. Coast fire on Gbagbo positions -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.N., French attack Gbagbo heavy weapons in Ivory Coast -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Air strikes on Gbagbo residence in Abidjan -- Al Jazeera
UN, French forces attack Gbagbo's residence -- Xinhuanet
UN and France fire on Gbagbo forces -- Press Association
Ivory Coast: Ouattara troops prepare for push to control Abidjan -- The Telegraph
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo to be 'starved out of bunker' -- The Telegraph
Ivory Coast rebels have killed hundreds, say observers -- The Guardian
Misery afflicts Ivory Coast's west after killings -- AP
Liberian mercenaries detail their rampages in western Ivory Coast -- Christian Science Monitor
War in western Ivory Coast could outlast presidential battle in Abidjan -- Christian Science Monitor
Once West Africa's Rising Star, Ivory Coast Faces Dangerous Horizon -- Michelle Chen, Huffington Post
Civil war, Ivory Coast-style -- Andrew Harding, BBC
The Ivory Coast: A Jewel Before Its Decline -- NPR (Audio)

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