April 9 (Bloomberg) - the forces of the elected President of C?te d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara guarded residence of Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan under siege after troops loyal to former leader fired at the Embassy of France.
Gbagbo forces launched two mortars and a rocket at the residence of the Ambassador of France in Abidjan yesterday, according to a statement by email of the Embassy. The BBC World Service French combat helicopters responded by attacking the Gbagbo forces, reported today.Gbagbo, who challenges the Ouattara internationally recognized victory in the presidential election on 28 November, remains in a bunker with his family and his senior aides. Many of his troops withdrew or defected as rebels now known as the Republican Forces swept first down in the North of Ivory Coast, producer of cocoa in the world, in Abidjan, the commercial capital.Separately, Human Rights Watch said forces loyal to killed Ouattara of hundreds of civilians, burned at least 10 villages and summarily raped women of an ethnic group seems to be loyal to Gbagbo. "Fighters often target people by ethnic origin, and the attacks affected disproportionately too old or weak to flee, said a report by e-mail late yesterday by the New York-based group. "Dozens of women were also held for a day or more and repeatedly raped."The killings occurred during a March by the Republican Forces offensive, in the West of the country the said group.SoldiersAbidjan appeal was quiet this morning at the electricity supply in some parts of the city of port. Administration of the Ouattara attempted to mobilize the army soldiers formerly loyal to Gbagbo, who was President from 2000 until last year. "In the"framework for the mobilization for the resumption of the service, the Prime Minister and Minister of defence"require officers, junior officers and the commanders of the army, marine, air force and Gendarmerie Nationale to register on the open lists, "said a statement by the administration of the Ouattara received e-mail today."Broadcasting television Ivoirienne of Gbagbo, whose offices are captured by the Republican Forces earlier this month, returned to the air yesterday, telling viewers to "the regime of Laurent Gbagbo is still in place" and calling for a "strong mobilisation" against Ouattara. It was not clear if emissions in the offices of former television State or in another location.AbandonedMore Homes that 1 million people have fled their homes during the four-month crisis, according to the United Nations. French exports and the United Nations peacekeeping forces in strikes of helicopter Abidjan against the forces of Gbagbo April 4. The European Union yesterday lifted restrictions on cocoa in Abidjan and San Pedro port, which is also under the control of the Ouattara. Cocoa in London fell by 25 pounds, or 1.3%, to 1,889 pounds ($3,095) per tonne at the end of yesterday.Human Rights Watch report said that before February, abuse against civilians were committed mainly by forces loyal to Gbagbo. This changed after the forces nominally under the control of Prime Minister Guillaume Soro of the Ouattara launched an offensive in late February. The atrocities led to a massacre on March 29, hundreds of civilians in the town of Duékoué West near the Liberian border, is home to a large number of people from the Guéré ethnic group, most which supported Gbagbo, said the report.Based in the Hague of the International Criminal Court began a review of allegations of crimes in C?te d'Ivoire and administration of the Ouattara has agreed to submit to its jurisdiction.With the help of Drew Hinshaw in Dakar. Editors: Mike Harrison, Paul Sillitoe
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