Friday, March 18, 2011

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates March 18, 2011

U.N. Expresses Shock At Escalating Bloodshed In Ivory Coast -- CNN

(CNN) -- At least 25 people were killed in what the United Nations called Friday a shocking escalation of violence in Ivory Coast, wracked by an electoral crisis that many fear is sliding toward another civil war.

France, Ivory Coast's former colonial ruler, condemned Thursday's "deliberate massacre of civilians" and called on the United Nations Security Council to adopt sanctions against self-declared President Laurent Gbagbo and his circle, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero.

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More News On The Ivory Coast

Witnesses: Tanks roll enter Ivory Coast district -- FOX News/AP
Ivory Coast violence escalates -- AFP
Gbagbo forces kill at least 25 in Abidjan attack-U.N. -- Reuters
UN condemns mortar attack on Ivory Coast market -- AP
Ivory Coast's Ouattara says rebels are legitimate army -- Reuters
Gbagbo calls on civilians to join I.Coast fighting -- Reuters
Gbagbo to Address Ivory Coast on AU Call to Cede Power -- Voice of America
I. Coast's Gbagbo open to talks -- AFP
Gbagbo sends mixed signal on peace effort in Ivory Coast -- Global Post
France wants new sanctions against I.Coast's Gbagbo -- Reuters
UN: Ivory Coast Needs More Humanitarian Aid -- Voice of America
Q+A-Ivory Coast's slide back into civil war -- Reuters
Côte d’Ivoire: Teetering on brink -- David Smith, Mail & Guardian
Horrors in Ivory Coast -- New York Times editorial
Fighting in Côte d'Ivoire: Shifting lines -- The Economist
Can Ivory Coast avoid return to war? -- John James, BBC

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