Ouattara forces ordered to dislodge Gbagbo from bunker
source: http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/ouattara-forces-ordered-to-dislodge-gbagb...
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On Wednesday, Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara, who has been internationally recognized as the legitimate president of the country ordered his forces to enter the building where Laurent Gbagbo has been hiding for the last two days, refusing to surrender and apparently still not willing to recognize the legitimacy of his presidential opponent.
According to French press, Gbagbo's residence was heavily shelled early this morning, and a close associate of Gbagbo stated that this latest assault was an assassination attempt, though Ouattara's orders explicitly stated not to kill him, but rather seize him and bring him to justice.
On Tuesday, both NATO and French forces who had joined the rebels in an attempt to stop the bloodshed declared a cease fire and were expecting Gbagbo to surrender. Laurent Gbagbo is still under the impression that in order for the country to regain some normalcy, that he and Ouattara need to talk.
According to French press, Gbagbo's residence was heavily shelled early this morning, and a close associate of Gbagbo stated that this latest assault was an assassination attempt, though Ouattara's orders explicitly stated not to kill him, but rather seize him and bring him to justice.
On Tuesday, both NATO and French forces who had joined the rebels in an attempt to stop the bloodshed declared a cease fire and were expecting Gbagbo to surrender. Laurent Gbagbo is still under the impression that in order for the country to regain some normalcy, that he and Ouattara need to talk.
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