AL JAZEERA: Forces loyal to Cote d’Ivoire incumbent Laurent Gbagbo have regained ground in Abidjan and fully control the upscale Plateau and Cocody areas, UN peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy said on Friday.
Le Roy said that Gbagbo’s forces, under attack by those of internationally recognised President Alassane Ouattara, had used a lull for peace talks that began on Tuesday as a “trick” to reinforce their positions. They still had heavy weapons, though UN and French forces had destroyed some of them, Le Roy told reporters after briefing the UN Security Council…
Gbagbo forces were just one kilometre from the hotel headquarters of internationally recognised president Alassane Ouattara, Le Roy said… (more)
