Sunday, April 3, 2011

Ivory Coast: Full Blown Civil War.

All day Saturday, fighting raged in Abidjan between forces loyal to Allassane Ouattara and the forces of Laurent Gbagbo. According to the Red Cross, the death toll of the civil war has reached new highs with 800 people killed in the town of Duekoue last week. Today, the armed forces of Ouattara, who is the internationally recognized winner of last November’s elections, went on the offensive in Abidjan against the troops loyal to Laurent Gbagbo. The fighting took place near the presidential palace, the state controlled radio station and several military bases.Link