UN security forces are seen deployed around United Nations headquarters in Abidjan, on Dec. 20. Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara urged the United Nations to toughen its peacekeeping mandate on Monday to help quell a violent power struggle that has already claimed over 50 lives. Thierry Gouegnon/ReutersDeath Squads Reemerge In Ivory Coast As President Contests Election Results -- Christian Science Monitor
So-called 'death squads' have reappeared in the Ivory Coast, terrorizing neighborhoods that voted for Alassane Ouattara over incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast -- When the truckloads of heavily armed and masked men arrive, the women in this Abidjan neighborhood descend into the streets banging pots and pans.
It's a community organized alarm system – often accompanied by barriers at either end of the block manned by local teenagers – that is part of a desperate attempt to protect residents against the reemergence of death squads since the Ivory Coast's disputed Nov. 28 election.
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More News On The Election Aftermath In The Ivory Coast
Ivorian Supporters say They Will 'Fight to Death' for Gbagbo -- Voice of America
UN warns of death squad killings in Ivory Coast -- AFP
EU bans Ivory Coast president as poll unrest grows -- The Guardian
U.N. Security Council extends peacekeepers' time in Ivory Coast -- CNN
UN Security Council Extends Ivory Coast Peacekeeping Mission -- Voice of America
UN Extends Ivory Coast Peacekeeping Mission, Defying Gbagbo Call for Exit -- Bloomberg
UN stares down Ivory Coast threat -- ABC News (Australia)
UN urges recognition of Ouattara as Ivory Coast leader -- BBC
White House: It's time for Gbagbo to go -- Reuters
Gibbs Says U.S. Ready to Impose Sanctions on Gbagbo -- Bloomberg
EU Considers Sanctions on Ivory Coast Politicians -- Voice of America
Ivory Coast's embattled president hit with travel ban -- The Telegraph
Gbagbo resents France stance, unfazed by sanctions -- Reuters