Dramatic Video Of Soldiers Capturing Ivory Coast Strongman Laurent Gbagbo

The Scene As Soldiers Captured Ivory Coast's Gbagbo -- NPR

It appears that when soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized president of Ivory Coast, captured strongman Laurent Gbagbo on Monday, they did what they could to protect him against possible retaliation from the people he had ruled.

As you can see in this "raw video" posted by The Associated Press, they put Gbagbo in a helmet and protective vest before taking him outside to a waiting vehicle.

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Corpses litter the streets as rival gangs bring Ivory Coast to brink of anarchy -- The Scotsman
Reprisals rock Ivory Coast after strongman deposed -- AP
Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara calls for justice as questions remain over French role -- The Telegraph
Ivory Coast Battles Looters as Ouattara Pledges Investigation -- Bloomberg
Death toll in Ivory Coast's Abidjan to rise sharply - U.N. -- Reuters
Deposed Leader's Troops Yield Arms in Ivory Coast -- Wall Street Journal
Strongman Out, Ivory Coast Is Reviving -- New York Times
UN: Stabilization and Reconciliation Key in Ivory Coast -- Voice Of America
What Next In Ivory Coast? -- Voice of America

Ivory Coast Dictator Captured By French Special Forces

Captured: Ivorian dictator Laurent Gbabgo is seen in footage from local channel TCI shortly after his capture. Photo from The Daily Mail

Ivory Coast Strongman Gbagbo Surrenders After Weeks Of Fighting -- Globe And Mail

Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered to the forces of presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara and is being held by them, the United Nations said on Monday.

“The United Nations mission in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) has confirmed that former President Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered to the forces of Alassane Ouattara and is currently in their custody,” UN spokesman Farhan Haq said.

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More News On The Civil War In The Ivory Coast

French Embassy: Forces arrest Ivory Coast's Gbagbo -- Yahoo News/AP
Gbagbo detained by French in his residence, aide says -- Yahoo News/Reuters
I. Coast's Gbagbo 'arrested in Abidjan' -- Yahoo News/AFP
Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo arrested -- BBC
Gbagbo arrested after bunker raid -- Al Jazeera
Ivory Coast dictator Gbagbo 'detained by French troops and handed to rebels' -- Daily Mail
French Embassy: Forces arrest Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo more than 4 months after presidential vote -- Washington Post
Cote d'Ivoire's Gbagbo detained in attack by French forces -- Xinhuanet
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Is Captured -- Wall Street Journal
Gbagbo seized by French special forces -- Financial Times
French Embassy: Forces arrest Ivory Coast's Gbagbo -- CBS /AP

My Comment: This was a slow moving train wreck that was predictable a few months ago. Unfortunately, a country had to be torn apart to get to this point in time.

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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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)

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates April 7, 2011

Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo 'Running Out Of Troops' -- BBC

Besieged Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has fewer than 1,000 troops left in the main city of Abidjan, French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet says.

He estimates 200 of these fighters are at the presidential residence, where the strongman refuses to stand down.

Mr Gbagbo is encircled by forces loyal to rival Alassane Ouattara, who is thought to have several thousand men.

A BBC correspondent in Abidjan says a fresh attack is expected at any moment on the presidential compound.

A so-called final assault on the building on Wednesday by pro-Ouattara forces was fought off by Gbagbo loyalists.

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Ivory Coast leader in bunker vows not to surrender -- Yahoo News/AP
French strikes hit Gbagbo forces in Ivory Coast -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Gbagbo digs in as Abidjan siege intensifies -- Euronews
Ouattara Forces Resume Fight for Presidential Residence in Ivory Coast -- Voice of America
French troops in night vision goggles rescue Japanese ambassador as forces storm Ivory Coast president's mansion -- Daily Mail
As Ivory Coast's Gbagbo refuses to surrender, French rescue Japan ambassador -- Christian Science Monitor
French forces rescue Japanese diplomat as fighting rages in Abidjan -- CNN
Diplomat rescued from Ivory Coast violence -- UPI
Ivory Coast's troubles far from over -- The Australian
ANALYSIS-French air attacks risk deepening Ivorian rift -- Reuters
Manufacturing Cote d'Ivoire's 'good guy' -- Al Jazeera

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates April 6, 2011

Ivory Coast Talks Collapse As Gbagbo Plays For Time -- The Guardian

Laurent Gbagbo accuses France of assassination attempt amid fresh fighting and desperation on the streets of Abidjan

Ivory Coast's incumbent leader caught France and the rest of the world by surprise when he refused to surrender, accused Nicolas Sarkozy of an assassination plot, and defiantly held out as rebels attempted to storm his underground bunker.

French ministers had confidently predicted that Laurent Gbagbo could cede power within hours, ending the west African country's four-month crisis. A TV station run by his rival, Alassane Ouattara, played clips from Downfall, a German film about the final days of Adolf Hitler in his bunker in Berlin.

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More News On Ivory Coast's Civil War

Attack on Gbagbo bunker in Ivory Coast repelled -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Gbagbo's home in Ivory Coast comes under attack -- Yahoo News/AP
Ouattara forces move in on Gbagbo in I. Coast showdown -- Yahoo News/AFP
Ivory Coast in Crisis: Abidjan's Horrific Endgame -- Time Magazine
Ouattara forces enter Gbagbo's Ivory Coast stronghold -- CNN
Gbagbo rejects all talk of surrender -- Financial Times
Gbagbo's compound attacked -- UPI
Ivorian eyewitness: Bodies on Abidjan's streets -- BBC
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo 'run out of time' -- The Telegraph
Ivory Coast leader’s home reported under attack -- Washington post
Gbagbo's home in Ivory Coast comes under attack -- Seattle PI
‘I Am Not a Kamikaze,’ Gbagbo Says From His Bunker -- The Lede, New York Times
Will France rue Cote d'Ivoire action? -- Al Jazeera
Ivory Coast's turbulent recent history -- Ivory Coast
Five key reasons Ivory Coast's election led to civil war -- Ariel Zirulnick, Christian Science Monitor
Anatomy of an Intervention: Why France Joined the U.N. Action in Abidjan -- Bruce Crumley, Time

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates April 5, 2011

Gbagbo Hides in Bunker as His Army Chief Calls for Cease-Fire -- Voice Of America

The army chief for Ivory Coast's defiant leader, Laurent Gbagbo, has called for a cease-fire as Gbagbo takes cover in a bunker inside his Abidjan home.

General Philippe Mangou called for the cease-fire on Tuesday, as forces loyal to internationally-recognized president Alassane Ouattara attacked Gbagbo's last few strongholds.

Heavy gunfire continued in Abidjan Tuesday, six days after Ouattara's forces entered the city as part of a rapid offensive to force Gbagbo from power.

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More News On Ivory Coast's Civil War

Ivory Coast: live -- The Telegraph
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo under siege - live updates -- The Guardian

French forn min: Gbagbo close to leaving -- Yahoo News/AP
Ouattara forces seize Ivory Coast president's home -- Yahoo News/AP
Gbagbo negotiating exit from Ivory Coast -- Yahoo News/Reuters
U.N. in Ivory Coast says 'the war is over,' Gbagbo surrenders -- USA Today
Ivory Coast troops call halt to fighting -- Sydney Morning Herald
UN Says Gbagbo Army Chiefs Will Order Ivory Coast Troops to Stop Fighting -- Bloomberg
France Joins U.N. Strike in Ivory Coast, Prompting Gbagbo’s Surrender -- New York Magazine
Ivory Coast: Besieged Gbagbo 'in basement' of residence -- BBC
Ivory Coast’s Army Leader Surrender, Ask for UN Protection -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Profile: Alassane Ouattara -- Al Jazeera
Ivory Coast: UN's intervention broke the impasse -- David Smith, The Guardian

Major Escalation In Ivory Coast's Civil War As French And UN Forces Join The Fight

French, UN Forces Join Fight Against Incumbent Ivory Coast President -- Voice of America

French troops and United Nations peacekeepers are joining the fight against Ivory Coast's incumbent president as forces backing the country's internationally recognized leader launch another attack for control of the commercial capital, Abidjan.

United Nations and French helicopters in Abidjan have fired on forces loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to stop them from using heavy weapons. A spokesman for the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast says helicopters fired on Mr. Gbagbo's troops at the main military barracks as well as the presidential palace and Mr. Gbagbo's residence.

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More News On The Civil War In Ivory Coast

Final battle rages in Ivory Coast -- Yahoo News/AP
Battle rages in Ivory Coast, U.N. fires on Gbagbo bases -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN, French forces attack Gbagbo bases in Ivory Coast -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.N., French troops strike military bases in Ivory Coast -- L.A. Times
U.N. and France Strike Leader’s Forces in Ivory Coast -- New York Times
UN Chief Authorizes Peacekeepers to Deny Use of Gbagbo's Heavy Weapons -- Voice of America
U.N., French strike at Ivory Coast leader’s forces -- Washington Post
Ivory Coast: UN And French Helicopters Fire On Incumbent President's Camp -- NPR
UN, French forces attack Gbagbo bases -- Sydney Morning Herald
France, UN Attack Gbagbo Forces as Ouattara Troops Ready Battle -- Bloomberg
UN, French troops attack Cote d'Ivoire's Gbagbo military camp -- Xinhuanet

My Comment: The videos coming out of this conflict are shocking. But with the French and UN forces now actively involved in the fight .... I predict that this civil war will soon end.

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates April 4, 2011

Ivory Coast's Besieged City Of Abidjan Braces For Impending Attack -- Christian Science Monitor

A brief lull in fighting on Sunday allowed UN peacekeepers and French forces in Ivory Coast to evacuate UN personnel and French citizens, as forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara prepared for assault on Abidjan.

Four days into the siege of Ivory Coast's largest city, Abidjan, it's almost as if the internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo, the man who stubbornly refuses to cede power, have decided to leave this half-done battle for another day.

A lightning quick advance by forces loyal to Mr. Ouattara swept across the country last week, only to stall on the doorstep of Abidjan. On Monday, there was barely a shot fired in the downtown core. Sporadic gunfire could be heard across the palm tree-lined lagoon of downtown Abidjan, echoing between the now-empty office buildings and deserted streets.

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More News On The Civil War In The Ivory Coast

Ouattara forces begin Abidjan assault -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Ivory Coast's Ouattara plans new strike in Abidjan -- Yahoo News/AFP
'Final assault' said to begin in Ivory Coast war -- MSNBC/Reuters
Ivory Coast fighters loyal to Ouattara enter Abidjan in final thrust for the presidency -- Washington Post
Armed and ready, Ouattara forces await Ivory Coast end game -- Reuters
Ivory Coast conflict: Abidjan facing 'rapid offensive' -- BBC
Rebels mass outside city in advance of final assault -- Sydney Morning Herald
Ouattara ally calls for 'rapid offensive' -- Al Jazeera
Fighting spreads in Ivory Coast showdown -- National Post
Ivory Coast eyewitness: Panic in Abidjan -- BBC
Abidjan shuts down amid fighting -- News24
Ivory Coast: UN threatens air attacks on Gbagbo forces -- BBC
France Gathers Citizens in Ivory Coast -- Voice of America
French in Ivory Coast urged to gather for safety -- CNN
U.N. orders relocation of Ivory Coast staff -- Washington Post
UN staff flee Abidjan amid warnings of 'bloodbath' -- The Independent
Ivory Coast refugee crisis -- Oxfam
Ivory Coast: A terrible toll -- The Telegraph
What's causing the conflict in Ivory Coast? -- CNN
Ivory Coast: Was it a massacre? -- Andrew Harding, BBC

Reports Of Massacres As Ivory Coast Civil War Intensifies

Ivory Coast: Aid Workers Find 1,000 Bodies In Duekoue -- The Telegraph

The single biggest atrocity in the long battle for control of Ivory Coast has emerged after aid workers discovered the bodies of up to 1,000 people in the town of Duekoue.

Charity workers who reached Duekoue said it appeared the killings had taken place in a single day, shortly after the town fell to troops loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the man internationally-recognised as having won last year’s presidential election.

The apparent massacre came despite the presence of United Nations troops and - if confirmed - will cast a shadow over Mr Outtara’s assumption of the Ivory Coast’s presidency after a four-month battle to oust Lawrence Gbagbo, the former president who lost the November election but refused to step down.

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More News On Reports Of Massacres In Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast conflict intensifies amid reports of a massacre -- Washington Post
800 dead in Ivory Coast violence around Duekoue city, says Red Cross -- The Guardian
Ivory Coast massacre claims hundreds -- Salt Lake Tribune/New York Times
Mass graves, '1000 dead' in Ivory Coast -- Sydney Morning Herald/AFP
Red Cross: 800 killed in Ivory Coast town -- CNN
More than 1,000 killed in Ivorian town -- Straits Times
Hundreds Killed in Ivory Coast Town as Conflict Intensifies -- New York Times
Slaughter in Ivory Coast as the Grisly Political Standoff Intensifies -- Monica Mark, Time Magazine

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates April 2, 2011

Assault On Abidjan: Freedom Fighters Overrun Ivory Coast's Seat Of Power As Rebels Sleep In President Gbagbo's Bed -- The Daily Mail

Rebels fighting to install Ivory Coast's democratically elected leader overran its largest city Abidjan and even slept in the bed of ruling President Laurent Gbagbo.

Forces backing Alassane Ouattara have taken nearly 80 per cent of the country as Gbagbo's soldiers fled and towns fell in quick succession on the way to the country's seat of power.

The rebels are now poised for a final push to unseat the entrenched ruler, who refused to step down after a decade in power when he lost an election in November.

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More News On The Civil War In Ivory Coast

Entrenched Ivory Coast leader calls for resistance -- Yahoo News/AP
Entrenched Ivory Coast leader calls on his forces to resist fighters trying to depose him -- Washington Post
Rival forces battle for control of Abidjan in Ivory Coast -- BBC
'Fierce Fighting' Continues In Ivory Coast -- NPR

Reports of massacre in western Ivory Coast, battle for Abidjan rages -- CNN
Ivory Coast massacre kills 1,000: agency -- CBC
Carnage, Mass Graves Alleged In Ivory Coast -- FOX News
800 dead in Ivory Coast violence around Duekoue city, says Red Cross -- The Guardian
UN base in Ivory Coast town where hundreds killed -- AP
Massacre reported in Ivory Coast -- UPI

Laurent Gbagbo fighters retake state television station -- The Telegraph
Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara in profile -- BBC
PROFILE: Alassane Ouattara - economist who would be president -- M&C
Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo in profile -- BBC

Ivory Coast Civil War Finally Coming To An End

In Ivory Coast, Gbagbo's Forces Defect En Masse: Reports -- Christian Science Monitor

Forces loyal to Ivory Coast's renegade President Laurent Gbagbo appeared ready to combat Thursday's lightning-quick rebel advance. Instead, thousands seem to have defected.

Celebrations are breaking out across Ivory Coast today as forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara seize city after city in a lightning-fast march to end the reign of renegade incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo.

Mr. Gbagbo has sat in the presidential palace for eleven years, using his army and youth militia to outlast a foiled coup and a 2002-03 civil war while presiding over a decade of economic stagnation and, finally, a Nov. 28 electoral defeat that he refused to acknowledge.

After months of waiting for a concession speech that never came, rebels last week launched an offensive deep into southern Ivory Coast, from whence Gbagbo hails.

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Update: US: Gbagbo Forces in Ivory Coast Begin to Crumble -- Voice of America

My Comment: A few months ago I predicted a civil war and bloodbath that would last for a long of period of time .... fortunately .... it looks like I was wrong.

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates March 31, 2011

Ivory Coast Battle Nears Decisive Stage in Key City -- New York Times

DAKAR, Senegal — The battle for Ivory Coast’s presidency neared a decisive phase on Thursday as opposition forces reached the outskirts of Abidjan, the country’s commercial center, and the government’s army chief fled his post.

The army chief of staff, Gen. Phillippe Mangou, sought refuge for himself, his wife and five children in the home of the South African ambassador in Abidjan, the South African Department of International Relations said in a statement.

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More News On The Civil War In Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: Ouattara forces surround Gbagbo in Abidjan -- BBC
Ivory Coast fighters descend upon main city -- Yahoo News/AP
Heavy weapons fire heard in central Abidjan -witnesses -- Reuters
France says Gbagbo must leave to avoid bloodbath -- Reuters
Ivory Coast's main city braced for war as opposition forces reach Abidjan outskirts -- The Telegraph
Ouattara says forces "at gates" of Ivory Coast's Abidjan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Outtara's Forces Reach Ivory Coast Capital -- NPR
Pro-Ouattara forces seize Ivory Coast capital -- MSNBC
End-Game in Ivory Coast: Gbagbo's Last Stand -- Time Magazine
In pictures: Ivory Coast showdown looms -- BBC

My Comment: It looks like this crisis/civil war is finally coming to a close.

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates March 30, 201

Ivory Coast: Ouattara Fighters 'Capture Ivory Coast's Capital Yamoussoukro' -- BBC

Forces loyal to UN-backed President-elect Alassane Ouattara have captured Ivory Coast's capital, residents of Yamoussoukro say.

They have continued their advance from the north despite incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo's ceasefire appeal.

Mr Gbagbo refuses to stand down despite the UN saying he lost November's poll.

Abidjan is Ivory Coast's main city, but a BBC reporter says Yamoussoukro's capture is a major symbolic victory for the pro-Ouattara forces.

The pro-Ouattara soldiers are also reported to be 100km (60 miles) north of the port of San Pedro, a major cocoa exporting centre.

One million people have fled the violence - mostly from Abidjan - and at least 462 people have been killed since December, according to the UN.

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Ivory Coast Rebels Seize Cocoa Hub -- Wall Street Journal
Pro-Ouattara forces enter Ivory Coast capital -- Yahoo News/AP
Pro-Ouattara forces seize Ivory Coast capital -- Houston Chronicle/AP
Pro-Ouattara forces parade in Ivory Coast capital -- AJC/AP
Ouattara forces seize Cote d'Ivoire's capital -- Al Jazeera
Ouattara's forces take Ivorian capital -- UPI
Ivory Coast rebels advance on capital -- The Guardian
I. Coast town under control of Ouattara army -- AFP
Ivory Coast Rebels Rapidly Advance -- Voice of America
Heavy Fighting Pushes Ivory Coast To Brink Of War -- NPR
Ivory Coast civil war "reignites" as forces seize key towns -- The Telegraph
Rights Group: Ivory Coast Journalists At Risk -- Voice of American
Shades of civil war seen in Ivory Coast -- CNN
Is Ivorian conflict a civil war? -- UPI
Ivory Coast's conflict and Rwanda's genocide: Key differences -- Christian Science Monitor
Q&A: What's at stake as Ivory Coast teeters on the verge of civil war -- The Telegraph

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates March 28, 2011

Battle Erupts For Key Ivory Coast Town -- Voice of America

Intense fighting has erupted in western Ivory Coast, where fighters loyal to two rival presidents are battling for control of Duekoue, a strategic town.

Residents of Duekoue reported hearing explosions and heavy weapons being fired on Monday.

Witnesses say fighters backing internationally-recognized president Alassane Ouattara launched an attack to capture the town from forces of incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo.

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More News On The Civil War In Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: Gbagbo and Ouattara fight for Duekoue -- BBC
Pro-Ouattara forces claim major Ivory Coast city -- Yahoo News/AP
Pro-Ouattara forces claim Cote d'Ivoire town -- Al Jazeera
Fighting erupts in western Ivory Coast town -- Reuters
Ivory Coast Rebels Claim to Enter Western Cocoa-Producing Town of Duekoue -- Bloomberg
Pro-Ouattara forces claim major Ivory Coast city -- Mercury News/AP

Ivory Coast's Ouattara 'rejects' African Union mediator -- BBC
Ouattara Rejects New Ivory Coast Mediator -- Voice of America
Ivory Coast presidential mediation efforts stumble -- AFP

UN: Up to 1 million flee Ivory Coast violence -- Sify news
Ivory Coast Refinery Running Out of Crude, May Shut in April -- Bloomberg Businessweek
UN: One million flee Cote d'Ivoire violence -- Al Jazeera
Britain announces emergency aid for Ivory Coast refugees -- The Guardian

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates March 25, 2011

Youth supporters of Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo gather at a stadium at army headquarters to sign up for military service in Abidjan March 21. Luc Gnago/Reuters

Ivory Coast: The Brewing Civil War No One Is Talking About -- MSNBC

Dangerous paramilitary forces are thwarted by amulet-wearing self-proclaimed “Invisible Commandos,” innocent women are gunned down in broad daylight by forces loyal to a despot who won’t give up power. Quick, which conflict is it?

While the world has been focused on airstrikes and dramatic developments on the ground in Libya, a string of Middle East uprisings and twin natural disasters and the fear of a nuclear meltdown in Japan, another serious crisis has been quietly brewing: a potential civil war in the Ivory Coast.

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UN: Up to 1 million flee Ivory Coast violence -- Yahoo News/AP
Million flee Ivory Coast chaos -- Press Association
Ivory Coast Unrest Forces Up to 1 Million to Flee, UN Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
UN: One Million Displaced in Ivory Coast -- Voice of America
Growing concern over Ivory Coast's humanitarian crisis -- Yahoo News/AFP
Ivory Coast rage grows over Laurent Gbagbo's refusal to cede power -- L.A. Times
Rebel leader wants to 'take Gbagbo out' -- UPI
Cote d'Ivoire: Hundreds of Lives Lost Amidst Slow International Response -- allAfrica.com
UN Official: Ivory Coast Death Toll Up to 462 -- Voice of America
52 killed in I.Coast in one week, UN aid warehouse looted -- AFP
UN resolution seeks sanctions against Ivory Coast -- Mercury News/AP
Ecowas asks UN to take measures to get Gbagbo to cede power -- BBC
France asks U.N. council to sanction Ivory Coast's Gbagbo -- Reuters
No easy solutions to Ivory Coast crisis -- Robyn Curnow, CNN
Africa: An African Solution to the Crisis? -- Dibussi Tande, allAfrica.com

Civil War In Ivory Coast --- March 24, 2011

A map of Ivory Coast locating clashes in various areas. West African leaders have gathered for a two-day summit that will include talks on Ivory Coast three months after they threatened to use force in the crisis and under pressure to take action. Image from France 24

UN Official: Ivory Coast Death Toll Up to 462 -- Voice of America

A U.N. official in Ivory Coast says forces loyal to incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo are "indiscriminately" shelling areas seen as backing Gbagbo's rival, Alassane Ouattara.

Human rights official Guillaume Ngefa told a news conference Thursday that the shelling and other attacks have killed at least 50 people in the last week, including five children, and wounded dozens more.

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More News On The Violence In The Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast violence 'kills 52 in one week' -- AFP
African leaders mull Ivory Coast crisis -- France24/AFP
W. Africa bloc asks UN to oust Ivory Coast leader -- Yahoo News/AP
Ivory Coast: Ecowas wants more UN action on Gbagbo -- BBC
ECOWAS calls for strict UN sanctions on Ivory Coast -- Reuters
African Leaders To Ask UN For Serious Help In Ivory Coast -- NPR
West Africa Heads to Seek United Nations Ivory Coast Mandate, Reuters Says -- Bloomberg
UN should do more to stop I.Coast violence-France -- Reuters
West African leaders slam Gbagbo's 'violent rhetoric' -- AFP
African Union chair says Ivory Coast close to civil war -- Reuters
Deteriorating Situation in Cote d'Ivoire: A threat to regional stability -- U.S. Africa Command
Thousands flee fighting in Ivory Coast -- IOL News
Ivory Coast refugees flee to Liberia -- Global Post

Ivory Coast risks becoming 'forgotten humanitarian disaster' -- The Telegraph
No easy solutions to Ivory Coast crisis -- Robyn Curnow, CNN
Ivory Coast wonders: Where's our UN intervention? -- Christian Science Monitor
The threat to Africa’s fledgling democracy -- Kofi Annan, Financial Times
Will the world prevent Ivory Coast war? -- Andrew Harding, BBC

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates March 22, 2011

Ivory Coast May Cause Region-Wide Crisis -- Euronews

As the world’s attention is focused elsewhere, the power struggle in Ivory Coast has escalated and now threatens a region-wide humanitarian crisis.

Laurent Gbagbo remains the de facto leader of Ivory Coast despite finishing second in the November 28 presidential elections. He contests that result and has called on the country’s youth to join him in taking up arms. Thousands of supporters answered his call.

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More News On The Crisis In Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast’s recognized president asks UN to use ‘legitimate force’ to protect civilians -- Washington Post
West African Must Prepare Ivory Coast Force, Crisis Group Says -- Bloomberg
Ivorians flee Abidjan violence in their thousands -- Reuters
Thousands flee Ivory Coast city as fighting intensifies -- BBC
Pro-Ouattara fighters advance in I.Coast -- AFP
I. Coast town seized by pro-Ouattara forces -- AFP
I.Coast's Gbagbo readying rockets, helicopter - UN -- Reuters
Thousands Of Gbagbo Supporters Enlist To Join Ivory Coast Army -- RTT News
Ivory Coast's 'Young Patriots' Volunteer To Fight -- NPR

Civil War In Ivory Coast -- News Updates March 21, 2011

Civil War Looms In Ivory Coast -- Global Post

Rival armed forces are being created and 500,000 flee their homes.

Ivory Coast is moving closer to a return to civil war as men are joining rival armed forces in Abidjan.

Thousands of young men gathered at an army base in Abidjan to sign up to fight for Laurent Gbagbo, the president who lost the November election but refuses to give up power, according to the BBC.

At the same time other young men say they are forming a new army in support of Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized winner of the election, who claims to be Ivory Coast's rightful president. Ouattara's supporters say they are forming a new army made up of former rebels and army dissenters.

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More News On Ivory Coast`s Civil War

Ouattara's men waiting to march on Abidjan, Ivory Coast -- BBC
Ivory Coast’s Pro-Ouattara Fighters Claim Capture of Fifth Town -- Bloomberg
I. Coast town seized by pro-Ouattara forces -- AFP
Ivory Coast fighters claim 5th town as political crisis deepens; army recruits youths -- Canadian Press

Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo bolsters army to take on rebels -- The Guardian
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo supporters 'join army' -- BBC
Ivory Coast youths rush to enlist with Gbagbo forces -- AFP
Ivory Coast’s Youths Gather in Abidjan to Enlist in Army -- Bloomberg
Pro-Gbagbo youth answer call to join Ivorian army -- Reuters
Ivory Coast's "Young Patriots" prepare for battle -- Reuters

France to negotiate Gbagbo’s ouster, says Sarkozy adviser -- RFI
UNHCR concerned by Ivorian conflict -- UPI
Ivorians flee Abidjan violence in their thousands -- Reuters
Nigeria lashes at world's focus on Libya while I.Coast burns -- AFP

Civil War Looms In Ivory Coast -- News Updates March 4, 2011

U.N. Security Council Says Renewed Civil War Looms In Ivory Coast -- CNN

United Nations (CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council warned Thursday that civil war could return to Ivory Coast in West Africa after months of political deadlock.

In a statement to the press, the council said the ongoing dispute over who is president of the country risks a resurgence of the civil war that erupted in 2002. The Security Council has endorsed the election of Alassane Ouattara but his opponent, President Laurent Gbagbo, refuses to leave office.

The United Nations says 50 people died in violence this week in the country.

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More News On The Ivory Coast

Ivorian forces kill 7, post-election toll hits 365 -- Reuters
Ivory Coast on brink of civil war as seven women killed at protest march -- The Guardian
Ivory Coast Troops Kill 7 Women in Gbagbo Protest -- Voice of America
Six women shot dead at protest as 'illegal' Ivorian leader clings on -- The Independent
Ivory Coast headed for civil war, analysts fear -- L.A. Times
Ivory Coast on brink of civil war -- Toronto Star
Civil War Is ‘Most Likely’ in Ivory Coast, Crisis Group Says -- Bloomberg
UN Security Council warns of civil war in Ivory Coast -- Channel News Asia
New violence threatens Ivory Coast -- Global Post
Exclusive: U.N. probes Zimbabwe arms sent to Ivory Coast -- Reuters
Ivory Coast's rebel capital Bouake: 'Running for water' -- BBC
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Cote d'Ivoire Prepares To Disarm Pro-Government Militia Groups

From China View:

ABIDJAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's Integrated Command Centre (ICC), a joint military body bringing together former rebels and government troops, has held discussions with pro-establishment militia groups in readiness for disarmament, according to official sources.

The meeting, which was attended by senior military officials and representatives of self-defense groups in the western part of the country, was held in the political capital of Yamoussoukro, the official Ivorian News Agency reported Tuesday.

The meeting is a prelude to the implementation of the long-delayed process to Disarm and Dismantle Militias (DDM), one of the most important issues in the Cote d'Ivoire's peace process, according to keen observers.

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My Comment: Everyone is trying to come to some form of peace .... but like most of Africa the culture of tribalism and despotism is hard to get rid of.