Ivory Coast Fighting Moves In On Defeated President -- Time Magazine
Around dawn on Monday, residents in the Youpougon district of Abidjan, the main town in Ivory Coast, believed that the much-feared civil war really had started when they awoke to the boom of weapons and machine-gun fire. "The noise went on forever," says a 40-year-old resident, who asked to remain anonymous for his safety. "The whole building was shuddering."
Ivory Coast has been rocked by months of postelectoral turmoil after President Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down despite losing to Alassane Ouattara in the November vote. The southwestern suburb of Youpougon houses the residence of the country's army chief of staff — who remains loyal to Gbagbo — and on Monday, fighting was heaviest around there. About the same time, a base camp of youth groups loyal to Gbagbo also came under attack. "The death toll is literally in the dozens. I challenge anyone to come and look at the wreck of the camp this morning and tell me a single person survived the attack," says Tea Kambou, a resident on a neighboring street.
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More News On The Violence In The Ivory Coast
Fighting in Ivorian City, Abidjan, Turns Violent Again -- Voice of America
Ivory Coast crisis: Four shot dead in Abidjan suburb -- BBC
Shooting at pro-Gbagbo Abidjan roadblock kills 4 -- Reuters
Gbagbo forces repulse rival in Abidjan battle -- Daily Nation
Ivory Coast's 'Invisible Commandos' attack renegade president's strongholds -- Christian Science Monitor
I. Coast's Gbagbo has 'last chance' to exit power: Ouattara -- AFP
Ivory Coast's Ouattara makes final offer to Gbagbo -- Mercury News/AP
President Ouattara Offers Olive Branch, As Violence Spreads In Ivory Coast -- NPR
Ivory Coast abuses may amount to war crimes: HRW -- Reuters
Ivory Coast: Aid Agencies Struggle to Help Displaced -- Voice of America
Crisis deepens in Ivory Coast causing dire conditions and mass displacement -- Relief Web
Refugee upsurge brings Ivorian woes to Liberia -- Reuters
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